JPH0754261B2 - Behavior recorder - Google Patents
Behavior recorderInfo
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- JPH0754261B2 JPH0754261B2 JP3040510A JP4051091A JPH0754261B2 JP H0754261 B2 JPH0754261 B2 JP H0754261B2 JP 3040510 A JP3040510 A JP 3040510A JP 4051091 A JP4051091 A JP 4051091A JP H0754261 B2 JPH0754261 B2 JP H0754261B2
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- vibration
- acceleration
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Description
【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention
【0001】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、人間の行動管理、健康
管理および安全管理に利用する行動記録装置に関するも
のである。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a behavior recording device used for human behavior management, health management and safety management.
【0002】[0002]
【従来の技術】従来より人体の振動から歩数を計数し、
装着以後の総歩数を表示する装置いわゆる万歩計や、こ
れを発展させ、振動の大きさから運動量を算出する装置
が考案されているが(例えば、特開昭53−89471
号、特開昭53−92170号等)、これらは移動が徒
歩に限定され、人が自発的に動くことを前提としてお
り、自動車等の交通手段は想定していない為、簡易的な
健康管理にしか利用する事はできなかった。また、行動
の記録、検出手段として入場および退場とその時刻を人
間が装置を操作する事により記録する装置、例えばいわ
ゆるタイムレコーダや、人の通過を光電センサ、電波等
で自動的に検出する装置(例えば、特開昭64−882
14 号)も考案されているが、これらはその装置が設置
されている点を通過した事とその時刻の情報のみに限ら
れる。一方、車両に関しては、時刻毎の速度を連続かつ
自動的に記録する装置、いわゆるタコグラフが考案さ
れ、広く普及している。他方、振動を解析する技術は、
産業上の多くの分野で研究され、役立っている。しか
し、振動のパワースペクトラムから移動手段を判定する
技術は考案されておらず、その多くは振動の原因と防止
法の研究や、人間や装置に不快もしくは有害な影響を与
える振動の定量化、数値化に関するものになっている
(例えば、特開昭54−682号)。Conventionally, the number of steps is counted from the vibration of the human body ,
And equipment so-called pedometer to display the total number of steps of mounting after, this
A device has been devised which develops this and calculates the momentum from the magnitude of vibration (for example, JP-A-53-89471).
However, these are based on the assumption that movement is limited to walking and that people move voluntarily.
However, because it does not envision transportation such as automobiles , it could only be used for simple health management. Also action
Record, the entrance and exit and its time as a detection means people of
A device that records by operating the device, for example,
A loose time recorder, a photoelectric sensor for passing people, radio waves, etc.
A device for automatically detecting with (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 64-882
And No. 14) is also devised, but these apparatus are installed
It is limited only to the fact that the point has been passed and the time information . On the other hand, for vehicles, a so-called tachograph, which continuously and automatically records the speed at each time, has been devised and widely used. On the other hand, the technology to analyze vibration is
Researched and useful in many fields of industry. Only
And determine the means of transportation from the power spectrum of vibration
No technology has been devised, many of which cause and prevent vibration
It may have a negative effect on humans or equipment, such as law research.
It is related to quantification and quantification of vibration
(For example, JP-A-54-682) .
【0003】[0003]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】本発明は、人が時刻毎
にどのような手段でどれ位の時間、移動したかもしくは
静止していたかを記録する事により、従来本人自身の記
憶または記録にたよらざるを得なかった移動に関する情
報を、自動的に計測記録する装置を提供しようとするも
のである。DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention conventionally records in the memory or recording of the person himself / herself by recording how and by what means a person has moved or stopped at each time. It is intended to provide a device for automatically measuring and recording the information about movements which must be relied upon.
【0004】[0004]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明によれば、上記目
的を達成するために、人の身体もしくは被服に装着する
振動センサと、該振動センサによって得た人体の振動の
パワースペクトラムを解析し、計測された振幅及び周波
数の特徴を種々の移動手段の基準パターンと比較し、移
動手段を判定する情報処理装置と、それらの情報を時刻
毎に記録もしくは記憶する装置とからなる行動記録装置
が提供される。According to the present invention SUMMARY OF], in order to achieve the above object, a vibration sensor mounted on the body or clothing of a person, the vibrations of the human body obtained by the vibration sensor
Measured amplitude and frequency by analyzing the power spectrum
There is provided an action recording device including an information processing device that compares a number of characteristics with reference patterns of various moving means and determines the moving means, and a device that records or stores such information at each time.
【0005】[0005]
【発明の作用及び態様】以下、図面を参照しながら、本
発明の構成及び作用について説明すると、図1に示すよ
うに、人の身体もしくは被服に装着した振動センサ1に
よって得た人体の振動を情報処理装置2によって解析
し、移動の手段を判定する。即ち、振動数、振幅から徒
歩、車両、鉄道等を区別する。より具体的には、各移動
手段により得られる振動のパワースペクトラムは、図3
の(A)〜(D)に示す通りきわめ て特徴的なパターン
を示す。各グラフにおいて、縦軸は振動強度を対数目盛
に記したもの、横軸は周波数を直線目盛に記したもので
ある。 移動手段の判別は、計測されたパワースペクトラ
ムが最大強度を示す周波数とその強度をもとめ、予め用
意した図3に示すような各移動手段の基準パターンから
得られた最大強度を示す周波数とその強度の組にいちば
ん近いものを選ぶ方法で行なえる。あるいはまた、移動
手段の判別は、最大強度を示す周波数と、全周波数の強
度を積分した値の組で行なってもよく、さらに基準パタ
ーンと観測されたパターンの各周波数における強度の差
の絶対値もしくは差の2乗を積算する等、2関数の近似
を求める数学的一般手法を用いることももちろん可能で
ある。この情報を、内蔵する時計3から得た時刻、時間
と対応させて記録装置4に記録する。記録装置4は、そ
の場で印字するプリンタやプロッタでも可能だが、フロ
ッピーディスクや半導体メモリに情報を蓄え、あとで外
部に取出せる記憶装置にかえる事もできる。The operation and mode of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the vibration of the human body obtained by the vibration sensor 1 attached to the human body or clothes is measured. The information processing device 2 analyzes and determines the means of movement. That is, walking, vehicles, railways, etc. are distinguished from each other by the frequency and the amplitude. More specifically, each move
The power spectrum of the vibration obtained by the means is shown in FIG.
Characteristic pattern extremely as shown in the (A) ~ (D)
Indicates. In each graph, the vertical axis is the vibration intensity on a logarithmic scale.
The horizontal axis shows the frequency on a linear scale.
is there. The means of transportation is determined by the measured power spectrum.
The frequency at which the
From the reference pattern of each means of transportation as shown in FIG.
The best combination of the obtained frequency and the strength
You can do it by choosing the closest one. Alternatively, move
The means is identified by the frequency showing the maximum strength and the strength of all frequencies.
It may be done with a set of integrated values of degrees, and
Difference in intensity at each frequency of the observed pattern
Approximation of two functions, such as integrating the absolute value of or the square of the difference
Of course, it is possible to use a general mathematical method to obtain
is there. This information is recorded in the recording device 4 in association with the time and time obtained from the built-in clock 3. The recording device 4 can be a printer or plotter that prints on the spot, but can also be replaced with a storage device that stores information in a floppy disk or a semiconductor memory and can be taken out later.
【0006】[0006]
【実 施 例】以下、図2に示す実施例を説明しつつ本
発明についてさらに詳しく説明するが、本発明が下記実
施例により限定されるものでないことはもとよりであ
り、当業者にとって、本発明の趣旨から逸脱せざる限
り、各種の変形、変更が可能なことは容易に理解されよ
う。EXAMPLES Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the example shown in FIG. 2. However, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the following examples, and those skilled in the art can understand the present invention. It is easily understood that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the above.
【0007】図2は本実施例によるブロック図であり、
本実施例の場合、加速度センサには圧電素子加速度トラ
ンスジューサ5を用い、振動を加速度として計測する。
A/D変換器6は、加速度に比例して得られた電圧をデ
ジタル値としてマイクロCPU7に読み込む。マイクロ
CPU7にはメモリ8が接続されており、マイクロCP
Uの命令実行用メモリおよび測定結果の記憶装置として
用いられる。マイクロCPU7には、実時刻を読みこめ
るリアルタイムクロック9、外部装置と情報の授受を行
なうシリアルインターフェース10も接続されている。FIG. 2 is a block diagram according to this embodiment.
In the case of the present embodiment, a piezoelectric element acceleration transducer 5 is used as the acceleration sensor, and vibration is measured as acceleration.
The A / D converter 6 reads the voltage obtained in proportion to the acceleration into the micro CPU 7 as a digital value. A memory 8 is connected to the micro CPU 7, and a micro CP
It is used as a U instruction execution memory and a measurement result storage device. The micro CPU 7 is also connected to a real-time clock 9 for reading real time and a serial interface 10 for exchanging information with an external device.
【0008】A/D変換器6でデジタル値に変換された
加速度の時系列信号は、マイクロCPU7による演算で
パワースペクトラムを計算する。この演算にはFFT法
(高速フーリエ変換法)を用いる。また、この演算はブ
ラックマン−チューキー(Blackman−Tuke
y)法、MEM法等公知の他のパワースペクトラム演算
法に変えることも可能である。パワースペクトラムは移
動手段やその速度により容易に判別できるピークを生じ
る為、あらかじめ基準となる移動手段対パワースペクト
ラムのピーク値範囲を求めておくことにより、振動から
移動手段を推定する事ができる様になる。The time series signal of the acceleration converted into a digital value by the A / D converter 6 is subjected to calculation by the micro CPU 7 to calculate the power spectrum. The FFT method (fast Fourier transform method) is used for this calculation. Also, this calculation is
Rackman-Tukee
y) method, other known power spectrum calculation such as MEM method
It is also possible to change to law. Since the power spectrum has a peak that can be easily discriminated by the moving means and its speed, it is possible to estimate the moving means from the vibration by obtaining the peak value range of the reference moving means vs. the power spectrum in advance. Become.
【0009】こうして得られた移動手段に関する情報
は、一定時間毎にマイクロCPU7により集計し、順次
メモリ8中にリアルタイムクロック9より得た時刻と共
に蓄えて行く。蓄えた情報は、シリアルインターフェー
ス10に外部装置を接続し、必要な時に読み出す事がで
きる。この装置は携帯できる様小型にまとめられ、電源
は電池11から供給される。The information about the moving means thus obtained is totaled by the micro CPU 7 at regular time intervals and sequentially stored in the memory 8 together with the time obtained from the real time clock 9. The stored information can be read out when necessary by connecting an external device to the serial interface 10. The device is compact and portable, and the power is supplied from the battery 11.
【0010】[0010]
【発明の効果】本発明によれば、装置を装着するだけで
自動的に使用者の移動行動の記録が得られるため、人手
にたよっていた情報より正確な情報が得られる。また、
本発明の情報は電子化された出力とする事もできるた
め、管理用のコンピュータに直接入力する事ができ、そ
れによって省力化ができる。得られた情報を解析する事
により、行動管理面では移動の合理化、健康管理面では
運動量の算出、安全管理面では危険区域の移動や、機密
保護等、様々な有用な情報を得る事ができる。According to the present invention, since the movement behavior of the user can be automatically recorded only by mounting the device, more accurate information can be obtained than the information manually relied on. Also,
Since the information of the present invention can be converted to an electronic output, it can be directly input to a management computer, which can save labor. By analyzing the obtained information, it is possible to obtain various useful information such as rationalization of movement in terms of behavior management, calculation of exercise amount in terms of health management, movement of dangerous areas in terms of safety management, and security protection. .
【図1】本発明の構成を示すブロック図である。FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the present invention.
【図2】本発明の実施例の構成を示すブロック図であ
る。FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
【図3】各移動手段の周波数とその強度の基準パターン
を示すグラフである。 FIG. 3 is a reference pattern of frequency and intensity of each moving means .
It is a graph which shows.
1 振動センサ、2 情報処理装置、3 時計、4 記
録装置又は記憶装置。1 vibration sensor, 2 information processing device, 3 clock, 4 recording device or storage device.
Claims (2)
ンサと、該振動センサによって得た人体の振動のパワー
スペクトラムを解析し、計測された振幅および周波数の
特徴を種々の移動手段の基準パターンと比較し、移動手
段を判定する情報処理装置と、それらの情報を時刻毎に
記録もしくは記憶する装置とからなる行動記録装置。1. A vibration sensor to be worn on a human body or clothes, and a vibration power of the human body obtained by the vibration sensor.
Analyzes the spectrum and displays the measured amplitude and frequency
An action recording device including an information processing device that compares a characteristic with a reference pattern of various moving means and determines the moving means, and a device that records or stores such information at each time.
して計測する加速度センサからなり、また前記情報処理
装置が、計測された加速度に比例する電圧をデジタル値
に変換するA/D変換器と、該A/D変換器によりデジ
タル値に変換された加速度の時系列信号よりパワースペ
クトラムを計算し、移動手段を判定するマイクロCPU
を含む請求項1に記載の行動記録装置。 2. The vibration sensor uses the vibration of the human body as acceleration.
It consists of an acceleration sensor that measures
The device digitally measures the voltage proportional to the measured acceleration.
A / D converter for converting to digital and a digital signal by the A / D converter
From the time series signal of acceleration converted to the tar value,
A micro CPU that calculates the tram and determines the means of transportation
The action recording device according to claim 1, comprising:
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