KR-20260065160-A - ELECTRIC KICK BOARD FOR ENSURING SAFETY DRIVING
Abstract
The present invention relates to an electric kickboard for ensuring safe driving, and more specifically, to a kickboard that can prevent damage caused by accidents by ensuring safe driving through detecting whether a safety helmet is worn, whether two or more people are riding, and whether reckless driving is occurring, and by blocking the operation of the electric kickboard according to the detected results.
Inventors
- 김춘호
Assignees
- 남서울대학교 산학협력단
Dates
- Publication Date
- 20260508
- Application Date
- 20241101
Claims (6)
- A safety helmet wearing detection unit that detects whether a safety helmet is worn using safety helmet status information received from the safety helmet of an electric kickboard; A two-person rider detection unit that detects whether two or more people are riding based on changes in weight applied to the footboard of the electric kickboard; A reckless driving detection unit that detects whether reckless driving is occurring based on the rotation detection result of the steering handle of the electric kickboard; and It includes an operation control unit that blocks the operation of the electric kickboard if any one of non-wearing of a safety helmet, riding of two or more people, or reckless driving is detected according to the detected safety helmet wearing status, the detected two or more people riding status, and the reckless driving detection result. An electric scooter characterized by detecting whether a safety helmet is worn and whether two or more people are riding before driving the electric scooter, and detecting whether a safety helmet is worn, whether two or more people are riding, and whether reckless driving is occurring while driving the electric scooter to ensure safe driving of the electric scooter.
- In claim 1, The above safety helmet status information is, An electric kickboard characterized by including a pressure detection result in which pressure applied to the upper lower part of the safety helmet is detected through a pressure sensor provided on the upper lower part of the safety helmet, a chin strap fastening detection result in which the chin strap is fastened is detected through a chin strap fastening detection sensor provided on the chin strap of the safety helmet, and rotation angles of the safety helmet in the x, y, and z axis directions measured through a gyro sensor provided on one side of the safety helmet.
- In claim 2, The above safety helmet wearing detection unit is, If, according to the pressure detection result of the status information of the safety helmet received above, pressure applied to the safety helmet from the upper lower part of the safety helmet and the fastening of the chin strap according to the chin strap fastening detection result are detected, and if each rotation angle of the safety helmet in the x, y, and z axis directions is within a predetermined threshold rotation angle, An electric scooter characterized by detecting that a user using the electric scooter is actually wearing the safety helmet.
- In claim 1, The above two-person occupancy detection unit is, It detects that one person is on board when the weight increases according to the change in weight applied to the above footrest and then remains constant. An electric kickboard characterized by detecting that two or more people are riding when the weight increases and then remains constant according to a change in the weight applied to the footboard, and then increases again and remains constant.
- In claim 1, The above-mentioned reckless driving detection unit is, An electric kickboard characterized by detecting reckless driving by detecting, as a result of detecting rotation of the steering handle, that the rotation direction of the steering handle changes by a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time by more than a predetermined angle.
- A safety helmet wearing detection step that detects whether a safety helmet is worn using safety helmet status information received from the safety helmet of the electric kickboard; A two-person riding detection step that detects whether two or more people are riding based on a change in weight applied to the footboard of the electric kickboard; A reckless driving detection step for detecting whether reckless driving is occurring based on the rotation detection result of the steering handle of the electric kickboard; and It includes an operation control step of blocking the operation of the electric kickboard if any one of non-wearing of a safety helmet, riding of two or more people, or reckless driving is detected according to the detected safety helmet wearing status, the detection of two or more people riding, and the reckless driving detection result; A method for ensuring safe driving of an electric scooter, characterized by detecting whether a safety helmet is worn and whether two or more people are riding before driving the electric scooter, and detecting whether a safety helmet is worn, whether two or more people are riding, and whether reckless driving is occurring while driving the electric scooter to ensure safe driving of the electric scooter.
Description
Electric kickboard for ensuring safe driving The present invention relates to an electric kickboard for ensuring safe driving, and more specifically, to a kickboard that detects whether a safety helmet is worn, whether two or more people are riding, and whether reckless driving is occurring, and blocks the operation of the electric kickboard according to the detected result, thereby ensuring safe driving and preventing damage caused by accidents. An electric kickboard refers to a personal mobility device that uses a motor to drive the wheels, and is configured to be driven by stepping onto a footboard and operating a steering handle. These electric scooters have eco-friendly characteristics because they use motors and batteries, and are useful for traveling short distances such as commuting within the city. Meanwhile, as sharing services that rent out electric scooters become more active and the use of electric scooters increases rapidly, the risk of safety accidents such as traffic accidents is emerging. In particular, there are many accidents caused by failure to observe safety rules, such as reckless driving, failure to wear a safety helmet, and carrying two or more people, which threatens the safety of users (drivers) and pedestrians. Therefore, there is a need for safety devices or systems that can prevent the dangers of electric scooters in advance. To solve these problems, there is a technology that recently attempts to block the operation of electric scooters by detecting whether the vehicle is intoxicated using a breathalyzer or whether two or more people are riding using a weight sensor. Conventional technology that blocks the operation of electric scooters by measuring whether the user is intoxicated is unsanitary and impractical because the user has to blow into it to measure the level of intoxication. In addition, conventional technology that detects whether two or more people are on board using a weight sensor determines that two or more people are on board when a certain weight or more is measured, so a problem may arise where a person with a heavy body weight cannot use it. In addition, another conventional technology for detecting whether two or more people are riding using weight sensors involves installing multiple load cells on the footboard and determining that two or more people are riding if weight is measured at multiple points. However, because the footboard of an electric scooter is narrow, the accuracy of determining whether two or more people are riding using multiple load cells is very low. Accordingly, the present invention aims to provide an electric scooter that ensures safe driving by detecting whether the actual user is wearing a safety helmet, whether two or more people are riding, or whether reckless driving is occurring, and by cutting off the power supply to the motor (electric motor) to stop the operation of the electric scooter. In addition, the present invention aims to provide an electric kickboard that detects reckless driving by detecting the rotation of a steering wheel, detects whether a safety helmet is actually worn using a pressure sensor, a chin strap fastening detection sensor, and a gyroscope sensor mounted on the safety helmet, and detects whether two people are riding based on changes in weight applied to the footrest. Next, we will briefly explain the prior art existing in the technical field of the present invention, and then describe the technical details that the present invention aims to achieve differently from the said prior art. First, Korean Published Patent No. 2024-0120257 (August 7, 2024) relates to a kickboard safety system including a kickboard safety helmet, and to a kickboard safety system including a kickboard safety helmet that unlocks the kickboard when a measured value obtained through a breathalyzer equipped in the safety helmet satisfies a standard value. In other words, Korean Public Patent No. 2024-0120257 measures alcohol consumption by blowing air into the mouth through a breathalyzer, but it fails to overcome the limitations of conventional technology because it measures alcohol consumption in an unhygienic manner. On the other hand, the present invention is intended to ensure safe driving by blocking the operation of an electric scooter by detecting reckless driving, failure to wear a safety helmet, or riding with two or more people, and Korean Published Patent No. 2024-0120257 does not describe, suggest, or imply any technical features of the present invention. In addition, Korean Registered Patent No. 2390845 (April 26, 2022) relates to a safety electric kickboard device, comprising a passenger detection means composed of a plurality of weight detection sensor modules spaced apart on a boarding platform, and a safety electric kickboard device that prevents safety accidents caused by overloading by determining the number of passengers based on the number of weight detection sensor modules and the weight detected by the weight