阅读说明：本技术 个人移动装置及其控制方法 (Personal mobile device and control method thereof ) 是由 禹承贤 朴珉宰 李钟福 于 2020-10-28 设计创作，主要内容包括：本公开的一方面在于提供一种能够根据个人移动装置的耐久性降低的程度来自适应地调整每小时租金的个人移动装置及其控制方法。根据本公开的一个方面,一种个人移动装置包括：传感器,被配置为感测个人移动装置的内部环境信息；收发器,被配置为接收与个人移动装置的行驶道路相对应的道路环境信息；以及控制器,被配置为基于道路环境信息和内部环境信息调整每小时租金。(An aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a personal mobile device capable of adaptively adjusting an hourly rent according to a degree of a reduction in durability of the personal mobile device, and a control method thereof. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a personal mobile device includes: a sensor configured to sense internal environmental information of the personal mobile device; a transceiver configured to receive road environment information corresponding to a driving road of a personal mobile device; and a controller configured to adjust the hourly rent based on the road environment information and the internal environment information.)

1. A personal mobile device, comprising:

a sensor configured to sense internal environmental information of the personal mobile device;

a transceiver configured to receive road environment information corresponding to a driving road of the personal mobile device; and

a controller configured to adjust an hourly rent based on the road environment information and the internal environment information.

2. The personal mobile device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to determine a degree of degradation of durability of the personal mobile device based on the internal environment information and the road environment information, and to adjust the hourly rent to be proportional to the degree of degradation of durability.

3. The personal mobile device of claim 2, wherein the controller is configured to determine a weight corresponding to each of the internal environment information and the road environment information, and determine the degree of durability reduction based on the weight.

4. The personal mobile device of claim 1, wherein the internal environmental information includes at least one of a battery consumption per hour and a load applied to the personal mobile device.

5. The personal mobile device of claim 4, wherein the controller is configured to increase the hourly rental fee in an increasing direction as the battery consumption per hour increases.

6. The personal mobile device of claim 4, wherein the controller is configured to increase the hourly rental fee in an increasing direction as the load applied to the personal mobile device increases.

7. The personal mobile device of claim 1, wherein the road environment information includes at least one of a road type, a road surface condition, and a grade.

8. The personal mobile device of claim 7, wherein the controller is configured to increase the hourly rent in an increasing direction when the road type is pedestrian lane as compared to when the road type is pedestrian lane.

9. The personal mobile device of claim 7, wherein the controller is configured to increase the hourly rental fee in an increasing direction when it is determined that there is a curve on the travel road based on the road surface condition of the travel road.

10. The personal mobile device of claim 7, wherein the controller is configured to increase the hourly rental fee in an increasing direction as the grade increases.

11. A method of controlling a personal mobile device, the personal mobile device comprising a sensor and a transceiver, the method comprising:

sensing, by the sensor, internal environmental information of the personal mobile device;

receiving, by the transceiver, road environment information corresponding to a driving road of the personal mobile device; and is

And adjusting the rent per hour based on the road environment information and the internal environment information.

12. The control method of claim 11, wherein adjusting the hourly rent based on the road environment information and the internal environment information comprises:

determining a degree of durability reduction of the personal mobile device based on the internal environment information and the road environment information; and is

Adjusting the hourly rent to be proportional to a degree of the durability degradation.

13. The control method of claim 12, wherein determining a degree of durability degradation of the personal mobile device based on the internal environment information and the road environment information comprises:

determining a weight corresponding to each of the internal environment information and the road environment information; and is

Determining a degree of the durability reduction based on the weight.

14. The control method according to claim 11, wherein the internal environment information includes at least one of a battery consumption per hour and a load applied to the personal mobile device.

15. The control method of claim 14, wherein adjusting the hourly rent based on the road environment information and the internal environment information comprises:

increasing the hourly rental in an increasing direction as the battery consumption per hour increases.

16. The control method of claim 14, wherein adjusting the hourly rent based on the road environment information and the internal environment information comprises:

increasing the hourly rental in an increasing direction as the load applied to the personal mobile device increases.

17. The control method according to claim 11, wherein the road environment information includes at least one of a road type, a road surface condition, and a gradient.

18. The control method of claim 17, wherein adjusting the hourly rent based on the road environment information and the internal environment information comprises:

when the road type is a pedestrian road, the hourly rent is increased in an increasing direction, as compared to a case where the road type is a traffic lane.

19. The control method of claim 17, wherein adjusting the hourly rent based on the road environment information and the internal environment information comprises:

increasing the hourly rental fee in an increasing direction when it is determined that there is a curve on the travel road based on the road surface condition of the travel road.

20. The control method of claim 17, wherein adjusting the hourly rent based on the road environment information and the internal environment information comprises:

increasing the hourly rental in an increasing direction as the slope increases.

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a rental personal mobile device and a control method thereof.

Background

Recently, as the market for personal mobile devices increases, corresponding to the single-person mobile device approach powered by electricity, the number of users using personal mobile devices increases.

Accordingly, the personal mobile device provider provides a service of renting and recovering the personal mobile device, and charges a fee according to the rental time.

However, since a reduction in the durability of the personal mobile device cannot be reflected in charging a fee according to a rental time, it is difficult to calculate the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the hardware.

Disclosure of Invention

Accordingly, it is an aspect of the present disclosure to provide a personal mobile device capable of adaptively adjusting a rent per hour (household rate) according to a degree of a reduction in durability of the personal mobile device, and a control method thereof.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a personal mobile device includes: a sensor configured to sense internal environmental information of the personal mobile device; a transceiver configured to receive road environment information corresponding to a driving road of a personal mobile device; and a controller configured to adjust the hourly rent based on the road environment information and the internal environment information.

The controller may be configured to determine a degree of durability reduction of the personal mobile device based on the internal environment information and the road environment information, and adjust the hourly rent in proportion to the degree of durability reduction.

The controller may be configured to determine a weight corresponding to each of the internal environment information and the road environment information, and determine a degree of the durability reduction based on the weight.

The internal environment information may include at least one of a battery consumption per hour or a load applied to the personal mobile device.

The controller may be configured to adjust the hourly rental fee in an increasing direction as the hourly battery consumption increases.

The controller may be configured to adjust the per-hour rental in an increasing direction as the load applied to the personal mobile device increases.

The road environment information may include at least one of a road type, a road surface condition, and a gradient.

The controller may be configured to adjust the rent per hour in an increased direction when the road type is a sidewalk as compared to when the road type is a traffic lane.

The controller may be configured to adjust the rent per hour in an increasing direction when it is determined that there are many curves on the running road based on the road surface condition of the running road.

The controller may be configured to adjust the per-hour rental fee in an increasing direction as the grade increases.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is a method of controlling a personal mobile device including a sensor and a transceiver, the method including: sensing, by a sensor, internal environmental information of a personal mobile device; receiving, by a transceiver, road environment information corresponding to a driving road of a personal mobile device; and adjusting the rent per hour based on the road environment information and the internal environment information.

Adjusting the hourly rent based on the road environment information and the internal environment information may include: determining a degree of degradation in durability of the personal mobile device based on the internal environment information and the road environment information; and the hourly rent is adjusted to be proportional to the degree of durability degradation.

Determining the degree of durability reduction of the personal mobile device based on the internal environment information and the road environment information may include: determining a weight corresponding to each of the internal environment information and the road environment information; and determines the degree of durability degradation based on the weight.

The internal environment information may include at least one of a battery consumption per hour or a load applied to the personal mobile device.

Adjusting the hourly rent based on the road environment information and the internal environment information may include: the hourly rental is adjusted in an increasing direction as the hourly battery consumption increases.

Adjusting the hourly rent based on the road environment information and the internal environment information may include: the hourly rental is adjusted in an increasing direction as the load applied to the personal mobile device increases.

The road environment information may include at least one of a road type, a road surface condition, and a gradient.

Adjusting the hourly rent based on the road environment information and the internal environment information may include: when the road type is a pedestrian lane, the rent per hour is adjusted in an increased direction, as compared with the case where the road type is a traffic lane.

Adjusting the hourly rent based on the road environment information and the internal environment information may include: when it is determined that there are many curves on the running road based on the road surface condition of the running road, the hourly rent is adjusted in an increasing direction.

Adjusting the hourly rent based on the road environment information and the internal environment information may include: the hourly rental is adjusted in increasing direction as the grade increases.

Drawings

These and/or other aspects of the disclosure will become apparent from and more readily appreciated by reference to the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is an external view of a personal mobile device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of a personal mobile device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a view illustrating internal environment information of a personal mobile device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a view illustrating road environment information of a personal mobile device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 5 is a view for explaining that a personal mobile device adjusts an hourly rent according to a degree of durability reduction according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a personal mobile device adjusting an hourly rental fee in real-time, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure; and

fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a case in which an hourly rental fee is adjusted based on road environment information and internal environment information in a control method of a personal mobile device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification. Not all elements of the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described, and descriptions of components that are known in the art or overlap each other in the embodiments will be omitted.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly or indirectly connected to the other element, wherein indirect connection includes "connection" via a wireless communication network.

In addition, when a component "comprises" or "comprising" an element, the component may further comprise, but not exclude, other elements unless there is a specific description to the contrary.

As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

As used herein, the terms "portion," "unit," "block," "member," and "module" refer to a unit that can perform at least one function or operation. For example, these terms may refer to at least one process performed by at least one piece of hardware, such as a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), and at least one piece of software stored in a memory or a processor.

For ease of description, identification codes are used, but are not intended to show the order of each step. Unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, each step may be performed in a different order than that shown.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a personal mobile device and a control method thereof according to an aspect will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is an external view of a personal mobile device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 2 is a control block diagram of a personal mobile device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The personal mobility device 100 according to the embodiment refers to a small mobility device (such as an electric scooter, an electric bicycle, and an electric wheel) capable of being driven by electric power for one or two persons. For detailed description, in the embodiments described below, a case where the personal mobility device 100 is an electric scooter will be described as an example.

Referring to fig. 1, a personal mobile device 100 includes: a main body 101; a left handle 107L and a right handle 107R provided at the top of the main body 101; a front wheel 103F provided at the bottom of the main body 101; a foot board 105 extending from the bottom of the main body 101 to the rear of the front wheel 103F; and a rear wheel 103R provided at the rear of the foot board 105.

The user of personal mobile device 100 can stand on foot pedal 105 and drive while holding left and right handles 107L and 107R, and manipulate left and right handles 107L and 107R to adjust the driving direction.

In addition, as shown in fig. 1, the personal mobility device 100 may include a camera 109 capable of photographing the front, and the camera 109 may be provided in a frame between the left handle 107L and the right handle 107R. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the position of the camera 109 is not limited as long as the position is a position capable of photographing the front.

Further, although not shown, the personal mobile device 100 includes a power device (e.g., a motor) and a battery (not shown) that supplies power to the power device.

Referring to fig. 2, the personal mobile device 100 according to the embodiment includes: a sensor 110 for detecting internal environment information of the personal mobile device 100; a transceiver 120 receiving road environment information corresponding to a driving road from an external electronic device; a controller 130 adjusting the hourly rent based on the internal environment information and the road environment information; a display 140 for displaying the per-hour rental fee and the total rental fee; and a storage device 150 storing various information required for control.

The sensor 110 according to the embodiment may detect internal environment information corresponding to an internal factor that can reduce durability of hardware of the personal mobile device 100.

The sensor 110 may include a Battery Management System (BMS)111 capable of detecting battery consumption per hour, and may include a load sensor (load cell) 113 capable of detecting a load applied to the personal mobile device 100.

The transceiver 120 according to the embodiment may transmit and receive information to and from an external electronic device, receive road environment information corresponding to a driving road of the personal mobile device 100 from an external server, and transmit information on an hourly rental fee or information on a total rental fee to the external server.

To this end, the transceiver 120 may include a communication module corresponding to a known type of wireless communication protocol.

The controller 130 according to the embodiment may adjust the per-hour rental fee based on the internal environment information and the road environment information.

Specifically, the controller 130 may determine the degree of durability reduction of the personal mobile device 100 based on the interior environment information and the road environment information, and for this, determine a weight corresponding to each of the interior environment information and the road environment information, and determine the degree of durability reduction based on a product of the weights.

Thereafter, the controller 130 may adjust the hourly rental fee in proportion to the durability lowering information.

At this time, the internal environment information may include at least one of the battery consumption per hour or the load applied to the personal mobile device 100, and may be obtained through the sensor 110, as described above. However, according to one embodiment, the internal environmental information may additionally include elements such as whether the helmet is worn, user driving behavior, and battery life.

Further, as described above, the road environment information may include at least one of a road type, a road surface condition, and a gradient, and may be obtained by the transceiver 120. However, according to an embodiment, the controller 130 may obtain road environment information based on image data obtained by the camera 109, and may obtain road environment information based on gradient information obtained by the acceleration sensor. Also, according to an embodiment, the road environment information may additionally include a rent of the personal mobile device 100 over time on the road.

An embodiment in which the hourly rental fee is adjusted based on the internal environment information and the road environment information will be described in detail later.

The controller 130 may include: at least one memory in which a program for performing the above-described operations and the operations described below is stored; and at least one processor for executing the stored programs to perform the operations described above and those described below. In the case of multiple memories and processors, the multiple memories and processors may be integrated in one chip, and may also be disposed in physically separate locations.

The display 140 according to the embodiment may be provided in a frame between the left handle 107L and the right handle 107R, and may display information on the rent per hour and information on the total rental fee adjusted by the controller 130.

To this end, the display 140 may be provided as a known type of display panel.

The storage device 150 according to the embodiment may store various information required for control, such as information on the correlation between the internal environment information and the weight, information on the correlation between the road environment information and the weight, durability reduction information, and information on the correlation between the rent per hour.

To this end, the storage device 150 may be provided with a storage medium of a known type.

In the above, each configuration of the personal mobile device 100 has been described. Hereinafter, adjusting the hourly rental fee based on the internal environment information and the road environment information will be described in detail.

Fig. 3 is a view illustrating internal environment information of a personal mobile device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 4 is a view illustrating road environment information of a personal mobile device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 5 is a diagram for explaining that the personal mobile device adjusts the hourly rent according to the degree of the durability degradation according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a personal mobile device adjusting an hourly rental fee in real-time, according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

The personal mobile device 100 according to an embodiment relates to sharing a personal mobile device. The personal mobile device 100 may determine a rental fee in response to the rental time and may also adjust the hourly rental fee in real time by further considering environmental information that affects the durability of the hardware of the personal mobile device 100.

The environment information affecting the endurance of the hardware of the personal mobile device 100 may include internal environment information regarding the personal mobile device 100 itself whose endurance is reduced and road environment information affecting the personal mobile device 100 from the outside whose endurance is reduced.

The controller 130 according to the embodiment may adjust the per-hour rental fee based on the internal environment information and the road environment information.

Specifically, the controller 130 may determine the degree of durability reduction of the personal mobile device 100 based on the interior environment information and the road environment information, and for this, determine a weight corresponding to each of the interior environment information and the road environment information, and determine the degree of durability reduction based on a product of the weights.

In other words, when there are a plurality of factors that decrease the endurance of the hardware of the personal mobile device 100, the controller 130 multiplies the weight of each factor so that the degree of the endurance decrease increases exponentially, not linearly, and adjusts the per-hour rent more adaptively according to the degree of the endurance decrease.

At this time, as shown in fig. 3, the internal environment information may include at least one of hourly battery consumption or load applied to the personal mobile device 100, and may be obtained through the sensor 110, as described above. However, according to an embodiment, the internal environment information may additionally include elements such as whether the helmet is worn, user driving behavior, and battery life.

The controller 130 may determine that the durability of the personal mobile device 100 in hardware (e.g., a battery) is significantly reduced as the hourly battery consumption increases, and thus may determine that the weight corresponding to the hourly battery consumption is higher. Thus, as the hourly battery consumption increases, the controller 130 may adjust the hourly rent in an increasing direction by setting the corresponding weight higher.

Additionally, the controller 130 may determine that as the load applied to the personal mobile device 100 increases, the durability of hardware of the personal mobile device 100 (e.g., the main body 101, the front wheels 103F, the rear wheels 103R, the suspension device (not shown), etc.) is significantly reduced, and thus may determine that the weight corresponding to the load is higher. In this way, the controller 130 may adjust the hourly rent in an increasing direction by setting corresponding weights as the load increases.

As shown in fig. 4, the road environment information may include at least one of a road type, a road surface condition, and a gradient, and may be obtained by the transceiver 120 as described above.

However, according to an embodiment, the controller 130 may obtain road environment information based on image data obtained by the camera 109, and may obtain road environment information based on gradient information obtained by the acceleration sensor. Also, according to an embodiment, the road environment information may additionally include a rent of the personal mobile device 100 over time on the road.

When the road type is a sidewalk, the controller 130 may determine that the durability of hardware of the personal mobile device 100 (e.g., the main body 101, the front wheels 103F, the rear wheels 103R, suspension devices (not shown)) is significantly reduced, compared to a case where the road type is a traffic lane, and thus may determine that the weight corresponding to the road type is higher. In this way, the controller 130 may adjust the rent per hour in an increasing direction by setting the corresponding weight higher than that in the case where the road type is a traffic lane.

The controller 130 may determine that the road surface condition having a large number of curves has a greater influence on the reduction in durability of the hardware of the personal mobile device 100 (e.g., the main body 101, the front wheels 103F, the rear wheels 103R, the suspension device (not shown)), so that it may be determined that the weight corresponding to the road surface condition is higher. In this way, when it is determined that there are many curves on the running road based on the road surface condition, the controller can adjust the rent per hour in an increasing direction by setting the corresponding weight higher.

The controller 130 determines that the greater the grade, the greater the impact on the reduced durability of the hardware (e.g., power device, battery, etc.) of the personal mobile device 100, and may determine that the weight corresponding to the grade is higher. In this way, the controller 130 may adjust the hourly rental fee in an increasing direction by setting the corresponding weight higher as the gradient increases.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the controller 130 may determine a weight of each of the internal environment information and the road environment information, and may determine a degree of the durability reduction based on a product of each weight.

Referring to fig. 5, the controller 130 according to the embodiment may adjust the per-hour rental rate to be proportional to the endurance lowering information. That is, when the product of each weight is high and the degree of the reduction in the endurance is high, the controller 130 may adjust the per-hour rent in an increasing direction. When the product of each weight is low and the degree of the durability degradation is low, the controller 130 may adjust the per-hour rent in a decreasing direction.

In this way, the controller 130 may adjust the hourly rental fee in real time based on the internal environment information and the road environment information.

For example, as shown in fig. 6, the controller 130 may adjust the hourly rental fee in section a (where the grade is relatively severe) to be higher than the hourly rental fee in section B (where the grade is relatively normal). Thus, the rental fee for part a may increase over time as compared to the rental fee for part B.

In addition, as shown in fig. 6, the controller 130 may adjust the hourly rent in the portion C (in which the load relatively increases) in an increasing direction and may adjust the hourly rent in the portion D (in which the load relatively decreases) in a lower direction than before.

In addition, as shown in fig. 6, the controller 130 may adjust the hourly rental fee in the section E (road surface condition with severe curve) to be higher than before.

As described above, the personal mobile device 100 of the present disclosure determines the degree of durability reduction of hardware of the personal mobile device 100 in consideration of both the internal environment information and the road environment information, and adjusts the rent per hour based thereon, thereby contributing to calculating the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the hardware device.

Hereinafter, a control method of the personal mobile device 100 according to an embodiment will be described. The personal mobile device 100 according to the above-described embodiment may be applied to a control method of the personal mobile device 100 described later. Therefore, even if not specifically mentioned, the contents described with reference to fig. 1 to 6 are equally applicable to the control method of the personal mobile device 100 according to the embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a case in which an hourly rental fee is adjusted based on road environment information and internal environment information in a control method of a personal mobile device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to fig. 7, the personal mobile device 100 according to the embodiment may sense internal environment information through the sensor 110 (710) and receive road environment information through the transceiver 120 (720).

At this time, the internal environment information may include at least one of a battery consumption per hour or a load applied to the personal mobile device 100. However, according to one embodiment, the internal environmental information may also include elements such as whether the helmet is worn, user driving behavior, and battery life.

Further, the road environment information may include at least one of a road type, a road surface condition, and a gradient. According to an embodiment, the personal mobile device 100 may obtain road environment information based on image data obtained by the camera 109, and may obtain road environment information based on gradient information obtained by the acceleration sensor. Also, according to an embodiment, the road environment information may additionally include a rent of the personal mobile device 100 over time on the road.

The personal mobile device 100 according to the embodiment may determine the degree of the durability reduction based on the internal environment information and the road environment information (730), and may adjust the rental per hour in proportion to the degree of the durability reduction (740).

Specifically, the personal mobile device 100 may determine the degree of reduction in the durability of the personal mobile device 100 based on the internal environment information and the road environment information, and for this purpose, determine a weight corresponding to each of the internal environment information and the road environment information, and determine the degree of reduction in the durability based on the product of the weights.

Thereafter, the personal mobile device 100 may adjust the hourly rental fee to be proportional to the endurance degradation information.

As described above, the personal mobile device 100 of the present disclosure determines the degree of durability reduction of hardware of the personal mobile device 100 in consideration of both the internal environment information and the road environment information, and adjusts the rent per hour based thereon, thereby contributing to calculating the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of the hardware device.

According to an aspect of a personal mobile device and a method of controlling the same, an hourly rent can be adaptively adjusted according to a degree of degradation in endurance of the personal mobile device, which can help calculate a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of a hardware device.

Meanwhile, the disclosed embodiments may be implemented in the form of a recording medium storing instructions executable by a computer. The instructions may be stored in the form of program code and when executed by a processor, may generate program modules to perform the operations of the disclosed embodiments. The recording medium may be implemented as a computer-readable recording medium.

The computer-readable recording medium may include all kinds of recording media storing commands that can be interpreted by a computer. For example, the computer readable recording medium may be a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk, a flash memory, an optical data storage device, and the like.

So far, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure may be practiced in other forms than the above-described exemplary embodiments without changing the technical idea or essential features of the present disclosure. The above exemplary embodiments are merely exemplary and should not be construed in a limiting sense.