CN111514018A - Positioning control method and positioning control system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention proposes a positioning control method and a positioning control system. The positioning control system includes a wearable object and a controller. The wearable object is provided with a plurality of electronic components. The controller is coupled to those electronic components and is configured to perform the following steps. A control operation on at least one controlled element among those electronic components is received, and the control is related to driving the controlled element, and the controlled element refers to at least one of those electronic components. Based on the control operation, coordinates corresponding to the controlled element are obtained, and the coordinates of these electronic components are based on the distribution of these electronic components in the wearable object. The controlled element is driven according to the coordinates corresponding to the controlled element. In this way, the purpose of directly stimulating or detecting a specific position accurately can be achieved.

Description

Positioning control method and positioning control system

technical field

The invention relates to a control technology, in particular to a positioning control method and a positioning control system for wearable objects.

Background technique

According to different application requirements such as diagnosis and treatment, physiological information detection, etc., it may be necessary to accurately impose specific behaviors on specific positions of the human body. In the prior art, wearable articles (eg, clothes, pants, jackets, gloves, etc.) can be directly marked with specific visual representations on specific locations. For example, the acupoint clothing is pre-marked on the clothes and pants with the position of the acupoints of the human body, and after the user puts on the acupoint clothing, the user can directly know the position of the acupuncture points by visual inspection, and then conduct medical and health care behaviors. However, acupoint clothing is limited to positioning acupoints and cannot be extended to other uses. On the other hand, Augmented Reality (AR) positioning is to project the relative position of the human body image on the display of the mobile phone or computer through image acquisition and internal calculation. However, AR positioning requires equipment with complex functions, and there may be a gap between the position confirmed on the display and the actual position. It can be seen that the technology for accurate positioning of specific positions on the human body still needs to be improved.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of this, the present invention provides a positioning control method and a positioning control system, which provide coordinates for the electronic components on the wearable object, so that the user can precisely control the electronic components at the corresponding positions.

The positioning control method of the present invention is suitable for a wearable object, and the wearable object is provided with several electronic components. This positioning control method includes the following steps. Control operations for at least one controlled element of those electronic elements are received, and the control is related to driving the controlled element, and the controlled element is at least one of those electronic elements. The coordinates corresponding to the controlled elements are obtained based on the control operation, and the coordinates of the electronic elements are based on the distribution of the electronic elements in the wearable object. The controlled element is driven according to the coordinates corresponding to the controlled element.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the following steps are further included. The locations of those electronic components on the wearable object are divided into several regions.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the following steps are further included after distinguishing those regions. Each area is divided by several first line segments and several second line segments, and those first line segments are parallel to each other, those second line segments are parallel to each other, and the intersection of any first line segment and any second line segment Or the area enclosed by any two first line segments and any two second line segments, corresponding to a coordinate.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned distinguishing those regions includes the following steps. Use several limb joint bones as dividing boundaries between those regions to form those regions.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned driving the controlled element according to the coordinates corresponding to the controlled element includes the following steps. The controlled element is driven to provide a signal, or to sense.

The positioning control system of the present invention includes a wearable object and a controller. The wearable object is provided with several electronic components. A controller is coupled to those electronic components and is configured to perform the following steps. Control operations for at least one controlled element of those electronic elements are received, and the control is related to driving the controlled element, and the controlled element is at least one of those electronic elements. The coordinates corresponding to the controlled elements are obtained based on the control operation, and the coordinates of the electronic elements are based on the distribution of the electronic elements in the wearable object. The controlled element is driven according to the coordinates corresponding to the controlled element.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned controller is configured to perform the following steps. The locations of those electronic components on the wearable object are divided into several regions.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned controller is configured to perform the following steps. Each area is divided by several first line segments and several second line segments, and those first line segments are parallel to each other, those second line segments are parallel to each other, and the intersection of any first line segment and any second line segment Or the area enclosed by any two first line segments and any two second line segments, corresponding to a coordinate.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned controller is configured to perform the following steps. Use several limb joint bones as dividing boundaries between those regions to form those regions.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned controller is configured to perform the following steps. The controlled element is driven to provide a signal, or to sense.

Based on the above, the positioning control method and the positioning control system according to the embodiments of the present invention partition the wearable object, and divide each region into several equal parts by grid staggering, and use the staggered position as a coordinate. And these coordinates can be provided with electronic components. In response to the user's control operation/behavior on the controller, the controller obtains the coordinates of the corresponding electronic components, so as to accurately control the electronic components in the correct position.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the following embodiments are given and described in detail with the accompanying drawings as follows.

Description of drawings

1 is a schematic diagram of a positioning control system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a positioning control method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3A-3F are an example illustrating the division of different regions.

Description of reference numbers:

1: Positioning control system

50: Controller

51: Input device

53: Transmission interface

55: Processor

100: Wearables

110: Electronic Components

A1 to A6: Area

Detailed ways

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a positioning control system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The positioning control system 1 includes a controller 50 and a wearable object 100 . The positioning control system 1 can be applied in fields such as electromyography detection, general transcutaneous electrical stimulation, functional electrical stimulation, and electrocardiogram detection.

The controller 50 may be a remote controller, a computer device, a server, a smart phone, or the like. The controller 50 includes at least but not limited to the input device 51 , the transmission interface 53 , and the processor 55 .

The input device 51 may be a key, a touch panel, a mouse, a keyboard, or other devices for receiving user's control operations/actions such as pressing, clicking, or sliding. The input device 51 can generate a corresponding control signal in response to the user's control operation, and the control signal can represent a specific function (eg, enable/disable, change mode, or adjust configuration, etc.).

The transmission interface 53 may be a wired interface compliant with Universal Serial Bus (Universal Serial Bus, USB), Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART), Thunderbolt, etc., or Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (Bluetooth) As a wireless interface, the transmission interface 53 can communicate with external devices through a medium such as a cable, a network cable, or a radio.

The processor 55 is coupled to the input device 51 and the transmission interface 53. The processor 55 may be a central processing unit (CPU), or other programmable general-purpose or special-purpose microprocessors (Microprocessors), A digital signal processor (Digital Signal Processor, DSP), a programmable controller, an application-specific integrated circuit (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit, ASIC) or other similar components or a combination of the above components. In this embodiment of the present invention, the processor 55 is configured to execute all operations of the controller 50 . For example, control signals from the input device 51 are analyzed; instructions are sent through the transmission interface 53 .

The wearable article 100 may be clothing, pants, headgear, gloves, socks, combinations thereof, or other articles for human, animal wear. It should be noted that the wearable object 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is equipped with several electronic components 110 . These electronic components 110 may be electrodes or other components that provide various frequencies and pulse signals, or physiological information sensors (eg, for electromyography, electrocardiogram, brain waves, etc.) that sense human or animals. The electronic component 110 is connected to the transmission interface 53 of the controller 50 to receive instructions from the processor 55 . In addition, the electronic components 110 can be installed on the wearable object 100 according to a specific arrangement. For example, every two electronic components 110 are separated by a specific distance, and the electronic components 110 correspond to a specific position on the human body. It should be noted that the arrangement of the electronic components 110 can be changed according to the needs of the user; in some embodiments, the wearable object 100 can be fixed to the joint bones of humans or other animals after being worn, so that the wearable object 100 can be Adheres to the body surface.

In order to facilitate the understanding of the operation process of the embodiment of the present invention, the following will describe in detail the control process of the positioning control system 1 in the embodiment of the present invention by referring to several embodiments. Hereinafter, the method according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in conjunction with various elements and modules of the controller 50 and the wearable object 100 . Each process of the method can be adjusted according to the implementation situation, and is not limited to this.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a positioning control method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2 , the input device 51 receives a control operation for at least one controlled element among those electronic elements 110 (step S210 ). Specifically, the input device 51 is provided with buttons corresponding to each electronic component 110 , providing buttons for selecting electronic components 110 , providing a user interface, etc., so that the user can control operations (eg, pressing, clicking, sliding, etc.) A specific pair of one or more electronic components 110 is selected and a selected controlled component is driven accordingly, and a controlled component refers to at least one of those electronic components 110 that is selected. That is, the user's input operation is related to driving the selected controlled element. For example, turning on the controlled element, adjusting the frequency of the controlled element, or changing other functions of the controlled element. It should be noted that, in some embodiments, the input device 51 may also provide several buttons, and each button is preset to correspond to a specific combination of several electronic components 110 , so as to provide a more concise and convenient operation for the user.

Next, the processor 55 obtains the coordinates corresponding to the controlled element based on the control operation (step S230). Specifically, the coordinates of those electronic components 110 are based on the distribution of those electronic components 110 in the wearable object 100 . This distribution is related to the position (related to the arrangement) of the electronic components 110 on the wearable object 100 . For example, the distribution situation may be that the electronic components 110 are uniformly arranged in a 20×20 matrix. The processor 55 forms an imaginary coordinate system on the wearable object 100, and each electronic component 110 is located at one coordinate on the imaginary coordinate system.

According to the types of different wearable objects 100 , the formation/coding of the coordinate system is also different. For example, the wearable article 100 is a garment that can be worn by the head, body, and limbs. The processor 55 can classify the positions of the electronic components 110 on the wearable object 100 into one or more regions. The processor 55, for example, connects several limb joint bones (eg, clavicle, upper edge of scapula, lower edge of scapula, lower edge of sternum, lower edge of rib, upper edge of hip bone, shoulder joint, elbow joint, wrist joint, hip joint, knee joint, etc.) joints and ankles, etc.) as separating boundaries (or skeletal markers for limb joints) between those areas (eg, head, neck, chest, abdomen, upper arms, forearms, hands, thighs, calves, feet, etc.) , to form those regions. The aforementioned region can also be subdivided into an anterior plane and a posterior plane. Next, the processor 55 divides each area by several first line segments (eg, vertical axis, horizontal axis, or other specific angle straight lines) and several second line segments (for example, horizontal axis, vertical axis, or other specific angles) straight line). These first line segments are parallel to each other, these second line segments are parallel to each other, and the intersection of any first line segment and any second line segment (two line segments may be perpendicular or have a specific angle, but not parallel) or by two The area enclosed by the first line segment and any two second line segments corresponds to a coordinate of the coordinate system.

3A-3F are an example illustrating the division of different regions. Referring first to FIG. 3A , the head area A1 of the wearable object 100 is divided into ten equal parts by the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis respectively. Referring to FIG. 3B , the neck region A2 of the wearable object 100 is divided into three equal parts by the longitudinal axis and ten equal parts by the horizontal axis, that is, the number of divisions may be inconsistent. Referring to FIG. 3C , the chest and abdomen area A3 of the wearable object 100 is divided into ten equal parts by the vertical axis and the horizontal axis, and another electronic component 110 is at the junction of the vertical axis and the horizontal axis. Referring to FIG. 3D , the lower plate and the thigh area A4 of the wearable object 100 are divided into ten equal parts by the vertical axis and the horizontal axis respectively. Referring to FIG. 3E , any calf in the calf area A5 of the wearable object 100 is divided into three equal parts along the longitudinal axis and ten equal parts along the horizontal axis. Referring to FIG. 3F , the forearm and the upper arm in the arm region A6 of the wearable object 100 are respectively divided into three equal parts along the longitudinal axis and ten equal parts along the horizontal axis. It is worth noting that the electronic component 110 is located at the junction of the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis, and the junction corresponds to a coordinate (for example, the electronic component 110 in FIG. 3F is located at coordinates (1, 20)). It can be seen that the processor 55 determines the area of the controlled element based on the control operation (if there is only one area, this step can be ignored), and then determines the coordinate position of the controlled element on the coordinate system of the area to which it belongs.

It should be noted that the foregoing descriptions of area division and coordinate system establishment are only for convenience of example descriptions. In other embodiments, the regions can be divided based on the separation boundaries of specific lengths, specific muscles, functional areas of the brain, etc.; and the coordinate system can also use a non-rectangular coordinate system, and the first and second line segments may be non-90-degree or Other angles of 180 degrees, and the number and spacing of the first and second line segments can be changed according to requirements. The coordinates corresponding to the area enclosed by any two first line segments and any two second line segments refer to all or part of an area as a set of coordinates, or any point in the area (for example, the center point , vertices, etc.) as a set of coordinates. In addition, in some embodiments, an area (eg, a triangle, a honeycomb, etc.) enclosed by at least three line segments may be used as the coordinates, or the center point thereof may be used as the coordinates. There are many variations of the formation and determination of the coordinates, which are not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

Next, the processor 55 drives the controlled element according to the coordinates corresponding to the controlled element (step S250). Specifically, the processor 55 generates an instruction including the coordinates and the desired driving function, and transmits it to the electronic component 110 through the transmission interface 53 . It is worth noting that the electronic component 110 may also be connected to a microcontroller (eg, a multiplexer, a chip, etc.), and the microcontroller can parse the instruction and only drive the controlled element with the coordinates specified by the instruction, so that the controlled element Provide a signal (eg, stimulation or therapy), or sense. For example, the electronic component 110 is a stimulation electrode, and if the user wants to stimulate a specific body part, he can control the controller 50 to locate the electrode corresponding to the body part, so as to accurately stimulate the specified body part. Alternatively, the electronic component 110 is a myoelectric sensing electrode, and if the user wants to observe the muscle movement of the abdomen, the user can control the controller 50 to locate the data in the abdomen area (for example, the abdomen area of the chest and abdomen area A3 in FIG. 3C ). Electrodes at each position, so as to accurately obtain sensing data for the specified position on the body.

It should be noted that there are still many application fields that can realize the spirit of the present invention (for example, electromyography detection, general transcutaneous electrical stimulation, functional electrical stimulation, electrocardiogram detection, etc.), and the actual needs of end-vision users can be adjusted by themselves Contents such as the type, coordinate system, area, etc. of the electronic component 110 .

To sum up, the positioning control system and the positioning control method of the embodiments of the present invention provide a coordinate system for the wearable object, and electronic components for sensing or providing signals can be set on the coordinates. According to different needs, the wearable object can also be divided into several areas, and each area corresponds to a coordinate system. By receiving the user's control operation through the controller, the corresponding electronic component on the wearable object can be accurately positioned and driven, so as to achieve the purpose of directly stimulating or detecting a specific position. In addition, after the electronic components are replaced with other electronic components of different types, the existing coordinate system can still be used or adjusted slightly, thus being widely used in various fields.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with examples, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention The scope of protection shall be subject to what is defined in the claims.

Claims (10)

1. A positioning control method, applicable to a wearable object, wherein the wearable object is provided with a plurality of electronic components, and the positioning control method comprises: receiving a control operation for at least one controlled element of the plurality of electronic elements, wherein the control operation is related to driving the at least one controlled element, and the at least one controlled element is one of the plurality of electronic elements at least one of; Obtaining the coordinates corresponding to the at least one controlled element based on the control operation, wherein the coordinates of the plurality of electronic elements are based on the distribution of the plurality of electronic elements in the wearable object; and The at least one controlled element is driven according to the coordinates corresponding to the at least one controlled element. 2. The positioning control method according to claim 1, further comprising: Distinguish the positions of the plurality of electronic components on the wearable object into a plurality of regions. 3. The positioning control method according to claim 2, wherein after the step of distinguishing the plurality of regions, it further comprises: Each of the regions is divided into a plurality of first line segments and a plurality of second line segments, wherein the plurality of first line segments are parallel to each other, the plurality of second line segments are parallel to each other, and any one of the first line segments is parallel to each other. The intersection of the line segment and any of the second line segments or the area enclosed by any two of the first line segments and any two of the second line segments corresponds to the coordinates. 4. The positioning control method according to claim 2, wherein the step of distinguishing the plurality of regions comprises: The plurality of regions are formed using a plurality of limb joint bones as dividing boundaries between the plurality of regions. 5. The positioning control method according to claim 1, wherein the step of driving the at least one controlled element according to the coordinates corresponding to the at least one controlled element comprises: The at least one controlled element is driven to provide a signal or sense. 6. A positioning control system, comprising: a wearable article having a plurality of electronic components; and a controller coupled to the plurality of electronic components and configured to: receiving a control operation for at least one controlled element of the plurality of electronic elements, wherein the control operation is related to driving the at least one controlled element, and the at least one controlled element is one of the plurality of electronic elements at least one of; Obtaining the coordinates corresponding to the at least one controlled element based on the control operation, wherein the coordinates of the plurality of electronic elements are based on the distribution of the plurality of electronic elements in the wearable object; and The at least one controlled element is driven according to the coordinates corresponding to the at least one controlled element. 7. The positioning control system of claim 6, wherein the controller is configured to: Distinguish the positions of the plurality of electronic components on the wearable object into a plurality of regions. 8. The positioning control system of claim 6, wherein the controller is configured to: A plurality of first line segments and a plurality of second line segments are divided into a plurality of regions, wherein the plurality of first line segments are parallel to each other, the plurality of second line segments are parallel to each other, and any one of the first line segments is parallel to each other. The intersection of any of the second line segments or an area enclosed by any two of the first line segments and any two of the second line segments corresponds to the coordinates. 9. The positioning control system of claim 7, wherein the controller is configured to: The plurality of regions are formed using a plurality of limb joint bones as dividing boundaries between the plurality of regions. 10. The positioning control system of claim 6, wherein the controller is configured to: The at least one controlled element is driven to provide a signal or sense.

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