CN115307290A

CN115307290A - Air supply control method and device for air conditioner and air conditioner

Info

Publication number: CN115307290A
Application number: CN202210927769.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘慧�; 周文伟; 杨永祥; 王现林; 黄杰
Original assignee: Gree Green Refrigeration Technology Center Co Ltd of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Green Refrigeration Technology Center Co Ltd of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2022-08-03
Filing date: 2022-08-03
Publication date: 2022-11-08

Abstract

The application relates to an air supply control method and device of an air conditioner, a computer readable storage medium, a computer program product and the air conditioner. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring a candidate wind guide range and a target wind outlet type of the air conditioner and position information of a target object in an environment space where the air conditioner is located; carrying out position matching on the position information and the candidate wind guide range, and determining a target wind guide range corresponding to the position information; the target wind guide range comprises at least one of the candidate wind guide ranges; determining target control parameters of an air guide structure in the air conditioner according to the target air guide range; and controlling the air guide structure to move based on the target control parameters so as to enable the air supply direction of the air conditioner to be matched with the target air outlet type. By adopting the method, the air supply control effect of the air conditioner can be improved.

Description

Air supply control method and device for air conditioner and air conditioner

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of air conditioner control technologies, and in particular, to an air conditioner air supply control method and apparatus, a computer readable storage medium, a computer program product, and an air conditioner.

Background

With the improvement of living standard of people, the air conditioner has become one of necessary household appliances. In the use process of the air conditioner, the air supply direction is very important to the temperature adjusting effect of the air conditioner, so that the air conditioner needs to be subjected to air supply control.

In the traditional air supply control method of the air conditioner, a user manually operates a remote controller or a key on a panel to adjust the air supply direction according to the actual requirement of the user. Therefore, the traditional air supply control method of the air conditioner has the defects that the adjustment of the air supply direction depends on the operation of a user, the intelligent degree is low, and the control effect is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

Accordingly, it is desirable to provide an air supply control method and apparatus, a computer readable storage medium, a computer program product, and an air conditioner for improving the air supply control effect of the air supply control method of the air conditioner, in order to overcome the disadvantage of poor control effect of the conventional air supply control method of the air conditioner.

In a first aspect, the present application provides a method for controlling an air supply of an air conditioner, comprising:

acquiring a candidate wind guide range and a target wind outlet type of an air conditioner and position information of a target object in an environment space where the air conditioner is located;

performing position matching on the position information and the candidate wind guide range, and determining a target wind guide range corresponding to the position information; the target wind guide range comprises at least one of the candidate wind guide ranges;

determining target control parameters of a wind guide structure in the air conditioner according to the target wind guide range;

and controlling the air guide structure to move based on the target control parameters so as to enable the air supply direction of the air conditioner to be matched with the target air outlet type.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

acquiring candidate control parameters corresponding to the candidate wind guide ranges; the candidate control parameters are control parameters of an air guide structure in the air conditioner;

the determining of the target control parameter of the air guide structure in the air conditioner according to the target air guide range comprises the following steps:

and determining target control parameters of the wind guide structure according to the target wind guide range and the candidate control parameters corresponding to the candidate wind guide ranges.

In some embodiments, the air conditioner is a wall-mounted air conditioner; the air guide structure comprises a first air guide plate close to the installation plane of the air conditioner and a second air guide plate far away from the installation plane;

the determining the target control parameter of the wind guiding structure according to the target wind guiding range and the candidate control parameter corresponding to each candidate wind guiding range includes:

if the target air guide range comprises a first candidate air guide range, the determined target control parameters of the air guide structure are used for controlling the first air guide plate to rotate anticlockwise;

if the target air guide range is a second candidate air guide range, the determined target control parameters of the air guide structure are used for controlling the first air guide plate to rotate clockwise and controlling the second air guide plate to rotate anticlockwise;

if the target air guide range comprises a third candidate air guide range, the determined target control parameter of the air guide structure is used for controlling the second air guide plate to rotate clockwise;

included angles between a first straight line corresponding to the first candidate air guide range, a second straight line corresponding to the second candidate air guide range and a third straight line corresponding to the third candidate air guide range and the same characteristic line in the installation plane are sequentially increased; the first straight line is a connecting line between any point in the first candidate wind guide range and the characteristic point on the characteristic line; the second straight line is a connecting line between any point in the second candidate wind guide range and the characteristic point; the third straight line is a connecting line between any point in the third candidate wind guide range and the feature point.

In some embodiments, the first candidate wind guiding range is a range interval between a first starting surface and a first end surface; the second candidate wind guide range is a range interval between a second starting surface and a second ending surface; the third candidate wind guide range is a range interval between a third starting surface and a third ending surface; the first starting surface coincides with the mounting plane, the first ending surface coincides with the second starting surface, the second ending surface coincides with the third starting surface, and the third ending surface is perpendicular to the mounting plane.

In some embodiments, if the target wind guiding range includes a first candidate wind guiding range, the determined target control parameter of the wind guiding structure is used to control the first wind guiding plate to rotate counterclockwise, including:

if the target air guide range is the combination of the first candidate air guide range and the second candidate air guide range, the determined target control parameters of the air guide structure are used for controlling the first air guide plate to rotate anticlockwise and controlling the second air guide plate to keep relatively static at the initial position;

and if the target air guide range is the combination of the first candidate air guide range and the third candidate air guide range, the determined target control parameters of the air guide structure are used for controlling the first air guide plate to rotate anticlockwise and controlling the second air guide plate to rotate clockwise.

In some embodiments, if the target wind guiding range includes a third candidate wind guiding range, the determined target control parameter of the wind guiding structure is used to control the second wind guiding plate to rotate clockwise, including:

and if the target air guide range comprises the combination of the second candidate air guide range and the third candidate air guide range, the determined target control parameters of the air guide structure are used for controlling the first air guide plate to keep relatively static at the initial position and controlling the second air guide plate to rotate clockwise.

In some embodiments, the performing location matching on the location information and the candidate wind guiding ranges and determining a target wind guiding range corresponding to the location information includes:

determining candidate air supply sensing areas corresponding to the candidate air guide ranges in the environment space;

performing position matching on the position information and each candidate air supply perception area, and determining a target air supply perception area where the target object is located;

and determining a target air guide range corresponding to the position information by combining the target air outlet type and the target air supply perception area.

In some embodiments, the determining, by combining the target air outlet type and the target air supply sensing area, a target air guide range corresponding to the position information includes:

determining an alternative air guide range corresponding to the target air supply perception area from the candidate air guide range;

if the target air outlet type is an object following mode, determining the alternative air guide range as a target air guide range corresponding to the position information;

and if the target air outlet type is the object shielding mode, determining the combination of other candidate air guide ranges except the candidate air guide range as the target air guide range corresponding to the position information.

In a second aspect, the present application further provides an air supply control device for an air conditioner, comprising:

the air conditioner comprises an acquisition module, a detection module and a control module, wherein the acquisition module is used for acquiring a candidate air guide range and a target air outlet type of an air conditioner and position information of a target object in an environment space where the air conditioner is located;

the target air guide range determining module is used for carrying out position matching on the position information and the candidate air guide ranges and determining a target air guide range corresponding to the position information; the target wind guide range comprises at least one of the candidate wind guide ranges;

the target control parameter determining module is used for determining target control parameters of the air guide structure in the air conditioner according to the target air guide range;

and the motion control module is used for controlling the air guide structure to move based on the target control parameter so as to enable the air supply direction of the air conditioner to be matched with the target air outlet type.

In a third aspect, the present application further provides an air conditioner, including an object detection apparatus, an air guide structure, and a control apparatus, where the control apparatus is connected to the object detection apparatus and the air guide structure; the object detection device is used for detecting the position information of a target object in the environment space where the air conditioner is located; the control device is used for acquiring the position information and realizing the air supply control method of the air conditioner according to the position information.

In a fourth aspect, the present application further provides a computer-readable storage medium. The computer readable storage medium has stored thereon a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the air supply control method of the air conditioner described above.

In a fifth aspect, the present application further provides a computer program product. The computer program product comprises a computer program, and the computer program realizes the steps of the air supply control method of the air conditioner when being executed by a processor.

According to the air supply control method and device of the air conditioner, the computer readable storage medium, the computer program product and the air conditioner, in the air supply control process of the air conditioner, position matching is carried out on the position information of the target object and the candidate air guide range of the air conditioner, the target air guide range of the position of the target object is determined, then the target control parameter of the air guide structure of the air conditioner is determined according to the target air guide range, the air supply direction of the air conditioner can be ensured to be matched with the target air outlet type, automatic adjustment of the air supply direction of the air conditioner can be achieved, the intelligent degree of the air supply control process is improved, and the air supply control effect of the air conditioner is improved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments or the conventional technologies of the present application, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the conventional technologies will be briefly introduced below, it is obvious that the drawings in the description below are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of an exemplary method for controlling air delivery to an air conditioner;

fig. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a correspondence relationship between a position of the air guide structure and an air guide range in one embodiment;

fig. 3 is a schematic view illustrating a correspondence relationship between a position of the air guide structure and an air guide range in another embodiment;

fig. 4 is a schematic view illustrating a correspondence relationship between a position of the wind guide structure and a wind guide range in another embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating relative positions of candidate blowing sensing regions in an embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating relative positions of candidate blowing sensing areas in another embodiment;

fig. 7 is a schematic view illustrating a correspondence relationship between a position of the air guide structure and an air guide range in yet another embodiment;

fig. 8 is a schematic view illustrating a correspondence relationship between a position of the air guide structure and an air guide range in the next embodiment;

fig. 9 is a schematic view illustrating a correspondence between a position of the air guide structure and an air guide range in still another embodiment;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary air supply control process of the air conditioner in the object following mode;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary air supply control process of the air conditioner in the object masking mode;

fig. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating the components of an air supply control device of an air conditioner according to an embodiment.

Detailed Description

To facilitate an understanding of the present application, the present application will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Embodiments of the present application are set forth in the accompanying drawings. This application may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used in the description of the present application herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application.

It will be understood that, as used herein, the terms "first," "second," and the like may be used herein to describe various elements, but these elements are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or be connected to the other element through intervening elements. Further, "connection" in the following embodiments is understood to mean "electrical connection", "communication connection", or the like, if there is a transfer of electrical signals or data between the connected objects.

As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" may include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises/comprising," "includes" or "including," or "having," and the like, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof. Also, as used in this specification, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of the associated listed items.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, there is provided an air supply control method of an air conditioner, including the steps of:

step S102, acquiring a candidate wind guide range and a target wind outlet type of the air conditioner and position information of a target object in an environment space where the air conditioner is located.

The air conditioner is a mechanical device which realizes a temperature adjusting function based on a compressed air principle. The air conditioner includes, but is not limited to, a wall-mounted air conditioner, a cabinet air conditioner, a window air conditioner, etc. The candidate air guiding range refers to an air guiding range associated with a candidate position of the air guiding structure of the air conditioner. The air guide structure may specifically include one or more air guide plates, and the sizes of the air guide plates may be the same or different. As shown in fig. 2, the air guiding structure of the air conditioner includes a first air guiding plate 10 with a relatively small size and a second air guiding plate 20 with a relatively large size, the control device changes the position of each air guiding plate by controlling the first air guiding plate 10 and/or the second air guiding plate 20 to move, so as to change the air supply direction of the air conditioner correspondingly, and the set of air supply directions of the air conditioner at a certain candidate position is the candidate air guiding range corresponding to the candidate position. It can be understood that, in the present application, the air supply direction of the air conditioner refers to an air supply direction in which the air outlet of the air conditioner supplies air to the external environment, as shown in fig. 2, the air supply direction of the wall-mounted air conditioner is as shown in A1, and the corresponding candidate air guide range is as shown in B1.

Further, the target object refers to an object in the same environmental space as the air conditioner. The target object may be a human, an animal, a plant, or a household item, among others. The target object may be a preset object of a certain kind, such as a person, or may be an object determined by the control device in response to a target object selection event. The target outlet air type may include an object following mode and an object shielding mode. The object following mode refers to a direction in which the air blowing direction of the air conditioner is directed toward the target object, and the object shielding mode refers to a direction in which the air blowing direction of the air conditioner is directed away from the target object.

Specifically, the control device obtains a candidate wind guide range and a target wind outlet type of the air conditioner, and position information of a target object in an environment space where the air conditioner is located. The specific way of acquiring the information by the control device may be active acquisition or passive reception. In a specific example, the control device obtains a target air outlet type of the air conditioner in response to a target air outlet type determination event.

It can be understood that the candidate wind guiding range of the air conditioner is determined by the mechanical composition and relative position of the wind guiding structure, and the relative position of the wind guiding structure determines the channel position and size of the wind outlet. That is, when the mechanical structure and the relative position of the air guide structure are determined, the candidate air guide range of the air conditioner is determined. Taking a wall-mounted air conditioner as an example, fig. 2 to 4 correspond to an air blowing direction and an air guiding range in three cases of the air guiding structure, respectively. The included angles of the air supply direction A1, the air supply direction A2 and the air supply direction A3 relative to the air conditioner installation plane E are increased in sequence.

And step S104, carrying out position matching on the position information and the candidate wind guide range, and determining a target wind guide range corresponding to the position information.

The target wind guide range comprises at least one of the candidate wind guide ranges. Specifically, after the air conditioner is fixed, the position range of the environment space to which each candidate wind guide range can be radiated is determined. Based on the position of the air conditioner in the environment space, the control device can obtain the target air guide range matched with the position of the target object from the candidate air guide ranges in a screening mode.

In some embodiments, step S104 comprises: determining candidate air supply sensing areas corresponding to the candidate air guide ranges in the environment space; carrying out position matching on the position information and each candidate air supply perception area, and determining a target air supply perception area where a target object is located; and determining a target air guide range corresponding to the position information by combining the target air outlet type and the target air supply perception area.

The candidate air supply sensing area refers to an air supply sensing area corresponding to the candidate air guide range. It will be appreciated that the candidate supply air perception areas are related to the location of the air conditioner in the ambient space. Taking a wall-mounted air conditioner as an example, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, for the same environmental space F, if the installation position of the air conditioner is E1, the candidate air supply sensing area corresponding to the candidate air guiding range B1 is G1, the candidate air supply sensing area corresponding to the candidate air guiding range B2 is G2, and the candidate air supply sensing area corresponding to the candidate air guiding range B3 is G3; if the installation position of the air conditioner is E2, the candidate air supply sensing area corresponding to the candidate air guiding range B1 is H1, the candidate air supply sensing area corresponding to the candidate air guiding range B2 is H2, and the candidate air supply sensing area corresponding to the candidate air guiding range B3 is H3.

Specifically, the control device may determine, according to the air supply direction corresponding to each candidate air guide range, a candidate air supply sensing area corresponding to each candidate air guide range in the environmental space, and then perform position matching on the position information and each candidate air supply sensing area to determine a target air supply sensing area where the target object is located. And finally, determining a target air guide range corresponding to the position information by combining the target air outlet type and the target air supply perception area.

In some embodiments, determining a target air guide range corresponding to the position information in combination with the target air outlet type and the target air supply sensing area includes: determining an alternative air guide range corresponding to the target air supply perception area from the candidate air guide ranges; if the target air outlet type is the object following mode, determining the alternative air guide range as a target air guide range corresponding to the position information; and if the target air outlet type is the object shielding mode, determining the combination of other candidate air guide ranges except the candidate air guide range as the target air guide range corresponding to the position information.

And the combination of the other candidate wind guide ranges comprises at least one part of the other candidate wind guide ranges. For example, when the candidate wind guiding ranges include B1, B2, and B3, and the candidate wind guiding range is B1, the combination of the candidate wind guiding ranges other than the candidate wind guiding range may include at least a part of B2 and B3. Such as only B2, only B3, both B2 and B3, only a portion of B2, only a portion of B3, both B2 and B3, etc.

Specifically, as described above, the object following mode refers to a direction in which the air blowing direction of the air conditioner is directed toward the target object, and the object masking mode refers to a direction in which the air blowing direction of the air conditioner is directed away from the target object. Based on this, the control device determines the alternative air guide range as the target air guide range corresponding to the position information when the target air outlet type is the object following mode, and determines the combination of other candidate air guide ranges outside the alternative air guide range as the target air guide range corresponding to the position information when the target air outlet type is the object shielding mode, so as to ensure that the air supply direction of the air conditioner can be matched with the target air outlet type, improve the accuracy of air supply control, and improve the user experience.

In the above embodiment, the candidate air supply sensing areas corresponding to the candidate air guide ranges are determined, and then the position information and the candidate air supply sensing areas are subjected to position matching to determine the target air supply sensing area where the target object is located, so that the target air guide range corresponding to the position information is determined, which is beneficial to improving the accuracy of the target air guide range, and further improves the accuracy of air supply control of the air conditioner.

And step S106, determining target control parameters of the air guide structure in the air conditioner according to the target air guide range.

And S108, controlling the air guide structure to move based on the target control parameter so as to enable the air supply direction of the air conditioner to be matched with the target air outlet type.

The control parameters of the air guide structure are used for controlling the air guide structure to move so that the air supply direction of the air conditioner is matched with the target air outlet type. The movement pattern of the air guiding structure may include rotation and/or translation, and in the case that the air guiding structure includes a plurality of air guiding plates, the movement pattern of each air guiding plate may be the same or different. Specifically, the control device may determine the air supply direction corresponding to each of the movement modes based on the mechanical configuration of the air guide structure and the position of the air guide structure corresponding to each of the movement modes, and further determine the target control parameter matching the target air guide range. And then, the control device controls the air guide structure to move based on the target control parameter so as to enable the air supply direction of the air conditioner to be matched with the target air outlet type.

According to the air supply control method of the air conditioner, in the air supply control process of the air conditioner, the position information of the target object and the candidate air guide range of the air conditioner are subjected to position matching, the target air guide range of the position of the target object is determined, and then the target control parameters of the air guide structure of the air conditioner are determined according to the target air guide range, so that the air supply direction of the air conditioner can be matched with the target air outlet type, the automatic adjustment of the air supply direction of the air conditioner can be realized, the intelligent degree of the air supply control process can be improved, and the air supply control effect of the air conditioner can be improved.

In some embodiments, the air conditioner blowing control method further includes: and acquiring candidate control parameters corresponding to the candidate wind guide ranges. In the case of this embodiment, step S106 includes: and determining target control parameters of the air guide structure according to the target air guide range and the candidate control parameters corresponding to the candidate air guide ranges.

The candidate control parameters are control parameters of an air guide structure in the air conditioner. As described above, the control parameters of the air guiding structure are used to control the movement of the air guiding structure, so that the air supply direction of the air conditioner is matched with the target air outlet type. The movement pattern of the air guiding structure may include rotation and/or translation, and in the case that the air guiding structure includes a plurality of air guiding plates, the movement pattern of each air guiding plate may be the same or different. In some embodiments, the control device may configure the motion parameters corresponding to each air deflector in the air guiding structure, and combine the configuration parameters to obtain a plurality of candidate motion modes of the air guiding structure, where each candidate air guiding range, each candidate motion mode, and each candidate control parameter correspond to one another. The motion parameters may include a rotation direction, a rotation angle, a translation direction, a translation distance, and the like.

Specifically, the control device may obtain candidate control parameters corresponding to the candidate air guiding ranges, and determine the target control parameters of the air guiding structure according to the target air guiding range and the candidate control parameters corresponding to the candidate air guiding ranges.

In the embodiment, the target control parameter matched with the target air guide range is determined based on the corresponding relation between the candidate air guide range and the candidate control parameter, the algorithm is simple, and the working efficiency of the air supply control process of the air conditioner is improved.

In some embodiments, the air conditioner is a wall-mounted air conditioner; the air guide structure comprises a first air guide plate close to the installation plane of the air conditioner and a second air guide plate far away from the installation plane. In this embodiment, determining the target control parameter of the wind guiding structure according to the target wind guiding range and the candidate control parameter corresponding to each candidate wind guiding range includes: if the target air guide range comprises the first candidate air guide range, the determined target control parameters of the air guide structure are used for controlling the first air guide plate to rotate anticlockwise; if the target air guide range is the second candidate air guide range, the determined target control parameters of the air guide structure are used for controlling the first air guide plate to rotate clockwise and controlling the second air guide plate to rotate anticlockwise; and if the target air guide range comprises a third candidate air guide range, the determined target control parameters of the air guide structure are used for controlling the second air guide plate to rotate clockwise.

The first air deflector is closer to the installation plane of the air conditioner relative to the second air deflector. The first and second air deflectors may be located directly below or laterally below the air conditioner. In a specific application, as shown in fig. 2, the first air deflector 10 is located right below the air conditioner, the second air deflector 20 is located laterally below the air conditioner, and the size of the second air deflector 20 is larger than that of the first air deflector 10, so as to ensure that the air blowing direction of the air conditioner can cover the whole environmental space as much as possible.

Further, included angles between a first straight line corresponding to the first candidate air guiding range, a second straight line corresponding to the second candidate air guiding range, and a third straight line corresponding to the third candidate air guiding range and the same characteristic line in the installation plane are sequentially increased, that is: the included angle between the first straight line and the characteristic line is less than the included angle between the second straight line and the characteristic line is less than the included angle between the third straight line and the characteristic line. The first straight line is a connecting line between any point in the first candidate wind guide range and a characteristic point on the characteristic line; the second straight line is a connecting line between any point in the second candidate wind guide range and the characteristic point; the third straight line is a connecting line between any point in the third candidate wind guide range and the feature point. In some embodiments, the first candidate wind guiding range is a range interval between the first starting surface and the first end surface; the second candidate wind guide range is a range interval between a second starting surface and a second ending surface; the third candidate wind guide range is a range interval between a third starting surface and a third ending surface; first initial surface and mounting surface coincidence, first terminal surface and the coincidence of the second initial surface, the coincidence of second terminal surface and third initial surface, the third terminal surface is perpendicular with mounting surface to ensure that the air conditioner can realize the global air supply in its place, be favorable to promoting indoor air distribution's homogeneity and human comfort level, and then promote air supply control effect.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 5, taking the installation position of the air conditioner as E1 as an example, the first candidate air guiding range may be a candidate air guiding range B1 corresponding to a candidate air supply sensing area G1, the second candidate air guiding range may be a candidate air guiding range B2 corresponding to a candidate air supply sensing area G2, and the third candidate air guiding range may be a candidate air guiding range B3 corresponding to a candidate air supply sensing area G3.

As shown in fig. 3, if the target air guiding range is the candidate air guiding range B2, the target control parameters of the air guiding structure determined by the control device are used to control the first air guiding plate 10 to rotate clockwise and control the second air guiding plate 20 to rotate counterclockwise, so that the air is not discharged from the side of the first air guiding plate 10 close to the air conditioner case and is not discharged from the side of the second air guiding plate 20 close to the air conditioner case, and the air supply direction is the air supply direction A2 between the first air guiding plate 10 and the second air guiding plate 20.

As shown in fig. 2 and 9, if the target air guiding range includes the candidate air guiding range B1, the target control parameter of the air guiding structure determined by the control device is used to control the first air guiding plate 10 to rotate counterclockwise so that the air blowing direction of the air conditioner includes the air blowing direction A1. The target air guiding range D3 includes a candidate air guiding range B1 and a candidate air guiding range B2. Further, when the target air guiding range only includes the candidate air guiding range B1, as shown in fig. 2, the control device may control the first air guiding plate 10 to rotate counterclockwise, and at the same time, control the first air guiding plate 10 to translate toward the second air guiding plate 20, and control the second air guiding plate 20 to remain relatively stationary at the initial position, so that the side of the first air guiding plate 10 close to the second air guiding plate 20 does not emit air, and the air blowing direction A1 only corresponds to the candidate air guiding range B1. The initial position of the air deflector refers to the position of the air deflector when the air conditioner is turned off, that is, if all the air deflectors are at the initial position, the air outlet of the air conditioner is closed.

As shown in fig. 4 and 7, if the target air guiding range includes the candidate air guiding range B3, the target control parameter of the air guiding structure determined by the control device is used to control the second air guiding plate 20 to rotate clockwise so that the air blowing direction of the air conditioner includes the air blowing direction A3. The target air guiding range in fig. 7 includes a candidate air guiding range B1 and a candidate air guiding range B3. Further, when the target air guiding range only includes the candidate air guiding range B3, as shown in fig. 4, the control device may control the second air guiding plate 20 to rotate clockwise, and at the same time, control the second air guiding plate 20 to translate toward the first air guiding plate 10, and control the first air guiding plate 10 to remain relatively stationary at the initial position, so that the side of the second air guiding plate 20 close to the first air guiding plate 10 does not emit air, and the air blowing direction A3 only corresponds to the candidate air guiding range B3.

The control device may adjust the size of the corresponding candidate air guiding range by adjusting the rotation angle of the air guiding plate. The size of the candidate wind guide range can be represented by the size of the angle of the candidate wind guide range projected on the side face of the air conditioner. Taking the candidate air guiding range B2 as an example, as shown in fig. 3, the control device can adjust the size of the candidate air guiding range B2 by controlling the rotation angles of the first air guiding plate 10 and the second air guiding plate 20. For example, when the rotation angle of the first air guiding plate 10 is not changed, the rotation angle of the second air guiding plate 20 is increased, so that the size of the candidate air guiding range B2 can be increased. In addition, in order to ensure that the air supply direction of the air conditioner is matched with the target air guide range, the control device can also control the air guide plate to rotate and simultaneously control the air guide plate to translate. Similarly, taking the candidate wind guiding range B2 as an example, as shown in fig. 3, in order to ensure that the side of the first wind guiding plate 10 close to the air conditioner case does not output wind and the side of the second wind guiding plate 20 close to the air conditioner case does not output wind while adjusting the rotation angle, the control device may control the wind guiding plate to rotate and to translate. For example, the second air guiding plate 20 is controlled to translate in a direction away from the first air guiding plate 10 while the rotation angle of the second air guiding plate 20 is increased.

In the embodiment, the air supply direction of the air conditioner is matched with the target air guide range by controlling the air guide plate to rotate, the control logic is simple, the hardware structure of the air conditioner is not required to be adjusted, and the cost of the air supply control method of the air conditioner is reduced.

It is to be understood that the target wind guiding range includes the first candidate wind guiding range, the target wind guiding range may include only the first wind guiding range, or the target wind guiding range may include a combination of the first candidate wind guiding range and other candidate wind guiding ranges. In some embodiments, if the target wind guiding range includes the first candidate wind guiding range, the determined target control parameter of the wind guiding structure is used for controlling the first wind guiding plate to rotate counterclockwise, and the method includes: if the target air guide range is the combination of the first candidate air guide range and the second candidate air guide range, the determined target control parameters of the air guide structure are used for controlling the first air guide plate to rotate anticlockwise and controlling the second air guide plate to keep relatively static at the initial position; and if the target air guide range is the combination of the first candidate air guide range and the third candidate air guide range, the determined target control parameters of the air guide structure are used for controlling the first air guide plate to rotate anticlockwise and controlling the second air guide plate to rotate clockwise.

As shown in fig. 9, when the target air guiding range is a combination of the candidate air guiding range B1 and the candidate air guiding range B2, the determined target control parameters of the air guiding structure are used to control the first air guiding plate 10 to rotate counterclockwise and control the second air guiding plate 20 to remain relatively stationary at the initial position, so that the first air guiding plate 10 blows air on both the side close to the air conditioner case and the side close to the second air guiding plate 20, the air blowing direction C3 covers the air blowing direction A1 and the air blowing direction A2, and the air guiding range D3 covers the candidate air guiding range B1 and the candidate air guiding range B2.

As shown in fig. 8, if the target wind guiding range is a combination of the candidate wind guiding range B1 and the candidate wind guiding range B3, the determined target control parameters of the wind guiding structure are used to control the first wind guiding plate 10 to rotate counterclockwise and control the second wind guiding plate 20 to rotate clockwise, so that no wind is discharged from the side of the first wind guiding plate 10 close to the second wind guiding plate 20, a shielding area is formed between the first wind guiding plate 10 and the second wind guiding plate 20, the wind feeding direction covers the wind feeding direction A1 and the wind feeding direction A3, and the wind guiding range covers the candidate wind guiding range B1 and the candidate wind guiding range B3.

Similarly, the target air guiding range includes the third candidate air guiding range, the target air guiding range may include only the third air guiding range, or the target air guiding range may include a combination of the third candidate air guiding range and another candidate air guiding range. In some embodiments, if the target wind guiding range includes the third candidate wind guiding range, the determined target control parameter of the wind guiding structure is used for controlling the second wind guiding plate to rotate clockwise, including: and if the target air guide range comprises the combination of the second candidate air guide range and the third candidate air guide range, the determined target control parameters of the air guide structure are used for controlling the first air guide plate to keep relatively static at the initial position and controlling the second air guide plate to rotate clockwise.

As shown in fig. 7, when the target air guiding range is a combination of the candidate air guiding range B2 and the candidate air guiding range B3, the determined target control parameters of the air guiding structure are used to control the second air guiding plate 20 to rotate clockwise and control the first air guiding plate 10 to remain relatively stationary at the initial position, so that the air is discharged from both the side of the second air guiding plate 20 close to the air conditioner case and the side of the first air guiding plate 10 close to the air conditioner case, the air supply direction C1 covers the air supply direction A2 and the air supply direction A3, and the air guiding range D1 covers the candidate air guiding range B2 and the candidate air guiding range B3.

In the embodiment, the air guide structure control mode corresponding to each of multiple target air guide ranges is provided, multiple air supply control requirements can be matched, the flexibility of the air supply control method of the air conditioner can be improved, and the accuracy of air supply control of the air conditioner under multiple application scenes can be further ensured.

The following describes in detail the air blowing control process of the wall-mounted air conditioner in the object following mode and the object shielding mode, respectively, with reference to fig. 10 and 11 as examples.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 10, after the air conditioner is turned on, if the target object obtained by the control device is a person and the target air outlet type is the object following mode. The control means further acquires the position information of the person detected by the object detection means. If a person moves in a far field of the air conditioner, the control device controls the small air deflector at the air outlet of the air conditioner, close to the installation plane, to be in an initial position and not to act, and controls the large air deflector at the air outlet of the air conditioner, far away from the installation plane, to rotate clockwise, so that air flow blown out of the air channel is ensured to be blown out to a far field under the guiding effect of the large air deflector and to be conveyed to the far field, and a far field object following mode is achieved. If people move in the air conditioner midcourt, the control device controls the small air guide plate to rotate clockwise and controls the large air guide plate to rotate anticlockwise so as to ensure that air flow blown out of the air duct is blown out from the middle position of the air outlet of the air conditioner, and air flow conveying at the midcourt position is realized, so that a midcourt object following mode is realized. If a person moves in the near field of the air conditioner, the control device controls the small air guide plate to rotate anticlockwise and controls the large air guide plate to be positioned at the initial position and not to act, so that air flow blown out of the air duct is guaranteed to be blown out through the lower side of the air outlet of the air conditioner under the guiding action of the large air guide plate and the small air guide plate and conveyed to the near field, and the near field object following mode is achieved.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 11, after the air conditioner is turned on, if the target object obtained by the control device is a person and the target outlet air type is the object shielding mode. The control means further acquires the position information of the person detected by the object detection means. If a person moves in a far field of the air conditioner, the control device controls the small air guide plate to rotate anticlockwise and controls the large air guide plate to be in an initial position and not to act, so that air flow blown out of the air duct is ensured to be blown out through the lower side of an air outlet of the air conditioner under the guiding action of the large air guide plate and the small air guide plate and conveyed to a near field, and a far field object shielding mode is realized. If people move in the air conditioner in the midfield, the control device controls the small air guide plate to rotate anticlockwise and controls the large air guide plate to rotate clockwise so as to ensure that air flow blown out of the air duct is blown out from the upper position and the lower position of the air outlet of the air conditioner, and further, a midfield object shielding mode is realized. If a person moves in the near field of the air conditioner, the control device controls the small air guide plate to be in an initial position and not to act, and controls the large air guide plate, far away from the installation plane, of the air outlet position of the air conditioner to rotate clockwise, so that air flow blown out of the air duct is ensured to be blown out far away under the guiding effect of the large air guide plate and the small air guide plate, and is conveyed to a far field, and the near field object shielding mode is achieved.

The near field may correspond to the candidate blowing sensing area G1 in fig. 5 or the candidate blowing sensing area H1 in fig. 6; the midfield may correspond to the candidate blowing sensing area G2 in fig. 5 or the candidate blowing sensing area H2 in fig. 6; the far field may correspond to a candidate blowing sensing area G3 in fig. 5 or a candidate blowing sensing area H3 in fig. 6. The angle range of the near field in the side projection area of the air conditioner can be 0-25 degrees, the angle range of the middle field in the side projection area of the air conditioner can be 25-45 degrees, and the angle range of the far field in the side projection area of the air conditioner can be 45-90 degrees, so that the air conditioner can realize indoor global air supply, and the uniformity of indoor air flow distribution and the comfort of a human body are improved.

It should be understood that, although the steps in the flowcharts related to the embodiments as described above are sequentially displayed as indicated by arrows, the steps are not necessarily performed sequentially as indicated by the arrows. The steps are not limited to being performed in the exact order illustrated and, unless explicitly stated herein, may be performed in other orders. Moreover, at least a part of the steps in the flowcharts related to the embodiments described above may include multiple steps or multiple stages, which are not necessarily performed at the same time, but may be performed at different times, and the execution order of the steps or stages is not necessarily sequential, but may be rotated or alternated with other steps or at least a part of the steps or stages in other steps.

Based on the same inventive concept, the embodiment of the application also provides an air conditioner air supply control device for realizing the air conditioner air supply control method. The implementation scheme for solving the problem provided by the device is similar to the implementation scheme recorded in the method, so specific limitations in the following embodiments of one or more air supply control devices of the air conditioner can be referred to the limitations on the air supply control method of the air conditioner, and are not described again here.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 12, an air conditioner blowing control apparatus 1200 includes:

an obtaining module 1202, configured to obtain a candidate air guiding range and a target air outlet type of an air conditioner, and position information of a target object in an environment space where the air conditioner is located;

a target air guide range determining module 1204, configured to perform position matching on the position information and the candidate air guide ranges, and determine a target air guide range corresponding to the position information; the target wind guide range comprises at least one of the candidate wind guide ranges;

a target control parameter determining module 1206, configured to determine a target control parameter of an air guiding structure in the air conditioner according to the target air guiding range;

and the motion control module 1208 is used for controlling the air guide structure to move based on the target control parameter so as to match the air supply direction of the air conditioner with the target air outlet type.

In some embodiments, the obtaining module 1202 is further configured to: acquiring candidate control parameters corresponding to the candidate wind guide ranges; the candidate control parameters are control parameters of an air guide structure in the air conditioner. In the case of this embodiment, the target control parameter determining module 1206 is specifically configured to: and determining target control parameters of the air guide structure according to the target air guide range and the candidate control parameters corresponding to the candidate air guide ranges.

In some embodiments, the air conditioner is a wall-mounted air conditioner; the air guide structure comprises a first air guide plate close to the installation plane of the air conditioner and a second air guide plate far away from the installation plane. In the case of this embodiment, the target control parameter determination module 1206 includes: the first control parameter determining unit is used for determining a target control parameter of the air guide structure if the target air guide range comprises a first candidate air guide range, and the determined target control parameter of the air guide structure is used for controlling the first air guide plate to rotate anticlockwise; the second control parameter determining unit is used for determining a target control parameter of the air guide structure if the target air guide range is a second candidate air guide range, and controlling the first air guide plate to rotate clockwise and the second air guide plate to rotate anticlockwise; and the third control parameter determining unit is used for determining a target control parameter of the air guide structure to control the second air guide plate to rotate clockwise if the target air guide range comprises a third candidate air guide range. The included angles between a first straight line corresponding to the first candidate air guide range, a second straight line corresponding to the second candidate air guide range and a third straight line corresponding to the third candidate air guide range and the same characteristic line in the installation plane are sequentially increased; the first straight line is a connecting line between any point in the first candidate wind guide range and the characteristic point on the characteristic line; the second straight line is a connecting line between any point in the second candidate wind guide range and the characteristic point; and the third straight line is a connecting line between any point in the third candidate wind guide range and the characteristic point.

In some embodiments, the first candidate wind guiding range is a range interval between the first starting surface and the first end surface; the second candidate wind guide range is a range interval between the second starting surface and the second ending surface; the third candidate wind guide range is a range interval between a third starting surface and a third ending surface; the first start surface coincides with the installation plane, the first end surface coincides with the second start surface, the second end surface coincides with the third start surface, and the third end surface is perpendicular to the installation plane

In some embodiments, the first control parameter determining unit is specifically configured to: if the target air guide range is the combination of the first candidate air guide range and the second candidate air guide range, the determined target control parameters of the air guide structure are used for controlling the first air guide plate to rotate anticlockwise and controlling the second air guide plate to keep relatively static at the initial position; and if the target air guide range is the combination of the first candidate air guide range and the third candidate air guide range, the determined target control parameters of the air guide structure are used for controlling the first air guide plate to rotate anticlockwise and controlling the second air guide plate to rotate clockwise.

In some embodiments, the third control parameter determining unit is specifically configured to: and if the target air guide range comprises the combination of the second candidate air guide range and the third candidate air guide range, the determined target control parameters of the air guide structure are used for controlling the first air guide plate to keep relatively static at the initial position and controlling the second air guide plate to rotate clockwise.

In some embodiments, the target wind guiding range determining module includes: the candidate air supply perception area determining unit is used for determining candidate air supply perception areas corresponding to the candidate air guide ranges in the environment space; the target air supply perception area determining unit is used for carrying out position matching on the position information and each candidate air supply perception area and determining a target air supply perception area where a target object is located; and the target air guide range determining unit is used for determining a target air guide range corresponding to the position information by combining the target air outlet type and the target air supply perception area.

In some embodiments, the target air guiding range determining unit is specifically configured to: determining an alternative air guide range corresponding to the target air supply perception area from the candidate air guide ranges; if the target air outlet type is the object following mode, determining the alternative air guide range as a target air guide range corresponding to the position information; and if the target air outlet type is the object shielding mode, determining the combination of other candidate air guide ranges outside the candidate air guide range as the target air guide range corresponding to the position information.

All or part of each module in the air supply control device based on the air conditioner can be realized by software, hardware and a combination thereof. The modules can be embedded in a hardware form or independent of a processor in the computer device, and can also be stored in a memory in the computer device in a software form, so that the processor can call and execute operations corresponding to the modules.

In some embodiments, the present application further provides an air conditioner, including an object detection device, a wind guiding structure, and a control device, the control device connecting the object detection device and the wind guiding structure; the object detection device is used for detecting the position information of a target object in the environment space where the air conditioner is located; the control device is used for acquiring the position information and realizing the air supply control method of the air conditioner according to the position information.

The object detection device can be arranged on one side of the air conditioner close to the external environment, and can be any one or combination of multiple sensing devices such as an infrared detection device and a radar detection device. The air guide structure is a mechanical structure which can change the air supply direction of the air conditioner through movement in the air conditioner. The control device can be a hardware module which comprises various processing chips and peripheral circuits thereof and has a logical operation function. The processing chip may be a single chip, a DSP (Digital Signal processing) chip, or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) chip.

Specifically, the object detection device is used for detecting the position information of the target object in the environment space where the air conditioner is located. The control device is used for acquiring the position information of the target object and realizing the air supply control method of the air conditioner according to the position information.

Above-mentioned air conditioner, in the in-process of carrying out air conditioner air supply control, carry out the position matching to the positional information of target object and the candidate wind guide scope of air conditioner, confirm the target wind guide scope of target object position, and then confirm the target control parameter of the wind guide structure of air conditioner according to target wind guide scope, can ensure that the air supply direction and the target air-out type of air conditioner match, can realize the automatic adjustment of air conditioner air supply direction, be favorable to improving the intelligent degree of air supply control process, and then promote air conditioner air supply control effect.

In some embodiments, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which a computer program is stored, the computer program, when executed by a processor, implementing the steps in the air supply control method of an air conditioner as described above.

In some embodiments, a computer program product is provided, comprising a computer program that when executed by a processor implements the steps in the air supply control method of an air conditioner as described above.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the processes of the methods of the embodiments described above may be implemented by hardware instructions of a computer program, which may be stored in a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium, and when executed, may include the processes of the embodiments of the methods described above. Any reference to memory, databases, or other media used in the embodiments provided herein can include at least one of non-volatile and volatile memory. The nonvolatile Memory may include Read-Only Memory (ROM), magnetic tape, floppy disk, flash Memory, optical Memory, high-density embedded nonvolatile Memory, resistive Random Access Memory (ReRAM), magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM), ferroelectric Random Access Memory (FRAM), phase Change Memory (PCM), graphene Memory, and the like. Volatile Memory can include Random Access Memory (RAM), external cache Memory, and the like. By way of illustration and not limitation, RAM can take many forms, such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) or Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), among others. The databases involved in the embodiments provided herein may include at least one of relational and non-relational databases. The non-relational database may include, but is not limited to, a block chain based distributed database, and the like. The processors referred to in the various embodiments provided herein may be, without limitation, general purpose processors, central processing units, graphics processors, digital signal processors, programmable logic devices, quantum computing-based data processing logic devices, or the like.

All possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments may not be described for the sake of brevity, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present disclosure as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present application, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, and these are all within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent application shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. An air supply control method of an air conditioner is characterized by comprising the following steps:

carrying out position matching on the position information and the candidate wind guide range, and determining a target wind guide range corresponding to the position information; the target wind guide range comprises at least one of the candidate wind guide ranges;

determining target control parameters of an air guide structure in the air conditioner according to the target air guide range;

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

and determining target control parameters of the air guide structure according to the target air guide range and the candidate control parameters corresponding to the candidate air guide ranges respectively.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the air conditioner is a wall-mounted air conditioner; the air guide structure comprises a first air guide plate close to the installation plane of the air conditioner and a second air guide plate far away from the installation plane;

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the first candidate wind guiding range is a range interval between a first starting surface and a first end surface; the second candidate wind guide range is a range interval between a second starting surface and a second ending surface; the third candidate wind guide range is a range interval between a third starting surface and a third ending surface; the first starting surface coincides with the mounting plane, the first ending surface coincides with the second starting surface, the second ending surface coincides with the third starting surface, and the third ending surface is perpendicular to the mounting plane.

5. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein if the target wind guiding range includes a first candidate wind guiding range, the determined target control parameters of the wind guiding structure are used for controlling the first wind guiding plate to rotate counterclockwise, and the method includes:

6. The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein if the target wind guiding range includes a third candidate wind guiding range, the determined target control parameter of the wind guiding structure is used for controlling the second wind guiding plate to rotate clockwise, and the method includes:

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the performing position matching on the position information and the candidate wind guiding range to determine a target wind guiding range corresponding to the position information includes:

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the determining, in combination with the target outlet air type and the target air supply sensing area, a target air guiding range corresponding to the position information includes:

and if the target air outlet type is the object shielding mode, determining the combination of other candidate air guide ranges outside the candidate air guide ranges as the target air guide range corresponding to the position information.

9. An air supply control device of an air conditioner is characterized by comprising:

10. An air conditioner is characterized by comprising an object detection device, an air guide structure and a control device, wherein the control device is connected with the object detection device and the air guide structure; the object detection device is used for detecting the position information of a target object in the environment space where the air conditioner is located; the control device is used for acquiring the position information and realizing the air supply control method of the air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 8 according to the position information.