Activity Profile Portability Across Vehicle Cabin Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle systems lack the ability to seamlessly apply and port activity profiles across different vehicles, limiting user convenience and consistency in cabin configuration, especially for short-term vehicle usage scenarios.
Innovation Solution
A system that allows users to select and apply activity profiles through a user device, which are then transmitted to the vehicle to adjust cabin settings such as illumination, audio, climate, furniture, and other features, using a network of electronic control units (ECUs) and a control area network (CAN) bus, enabling customizable and portable cabin configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If activity profiles are stored locally in each vehicle, then cabin configuration consistency is maintained, but user convenience deteriorates when switching between vehicles
Solution Approach 1:
A cloud-based server acts as an intermediary between user devices and vehicles. The server stores activity profiles and transmits them to vehicles or user devices, enabling profiles to be accessed across multiple vehicles without requiring local storage in each vehicle, thus resolving the contradiction between consistency and convenience
2Ease of operation
If activity profiles are transmitted to each vehicle, then user convenience is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cloud server centralizes profile management, eliminating the need for complex local storage and synchronization mechanisms in each vehicle. The transmission architecture is simplified to a central hub model where the server handles all profile distribution, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining user convenience
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple ECUs control different cabin systems, then system modularity is improved, but coordination difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
ECUs exchange status information and control commands through the CAN bus network, creating a feedback loop that enables coordinated operation. When an activity profile is applied, each ECU receives relevant parameters and adjusts its controlled systems accordingly, with the network facilitating real-time communication and synchronization between distributed control units
Data Source
AI summary
Application and portability of activity profiles and vehicle cabin configuration are facilitated. An example method includes receiving an activity profile and a user setting associated with a user. The activity profile is one of multiple predetermined activity profiles selectable by or associated with the user. The method includes applying the activity profile and the user setting to the vehicle to adjust at least one characteristic of the vehicle's cabin to facilitate a performance of an activity during navigation of the vehicle and/or while the vehicle is stationary. The activity profile and the user setting may be received during, prior to, or after receipt of data indicative of the user's identity. Applying of at least the activity profile to the vehicle may be performed upon successful authentication of the user.