Adaptive Smart Tutorial for Vehicle Feature Utilization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Vehicles often come with underutilized features due to inefficient methods of learning and using their advanced functionalities, as traditional owner's manuals are rarely consulted and provide information in an inconvenient manner.

Innovation Solution

A smart tutorial system that generates a situational profile for the vehicle based on driver interaction data, compares it to assistance profiles, and selects relevant instructions for optimal vehicle operation, adapting in real-time to enhance driver knowledge and vehicle performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If traditional owner's manuals are provided in printed or electronic form, then comprehensive vehicle information is available, but the information is rarely consulted and features remain underutilized

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevehicle feature informationVSAvoidinformation accessibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by proactively presenting tutorial information to drivers before they encounter problems or need to use features. The system analyzes driver behavior patterns and pre-delivers relevant tutorials at appropriate moments, rather than waiting for the driver to seek information manually.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback by continuously monitoring driver interactions with vehicle features and using this data to adaptively adjust which tutorials are presented, when they are presented, and to which drivers. This closed-loop approach ensures information is delivered when most relevant to the driver's current needs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Loss of information

If comprehensive tutorials are provided for all vehicle features, then complete coverage is achieved, but driver attention is overwhelmed and key features are missed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefeature coverageVSAvoiddriver time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies local quality by customizing tutorial content and delivery based on individual driver characteristics, behavior patterns, and specific needs. Rather than uniform treatment, each driver receives tailored information about the features most relevant to their driving style and the vehicle they operate.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses partial action by selectively presenting only the most relevant tutorials to each driver based on analyzed behavior patterns, rather than overwhelming drivers with all possible feature information. This targeted approach delivers sufficient information without excessive content.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Stability of the object's composition

If static tutorial content is provided, then information consistency is maintained, but adaptability to different drivers and situations is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation consistencyVSAvoidtutorial adaptability
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements dynamics by making tutorial content adaptive and flexible based on real-time driver behavior analysis. The system continuously updates its understanding of driver patterns and adjusts tutorial delivery accordingly, transforming static information into a dynamic, responsive learning experience while maintaining core information consistency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS10909873B2Smart tutorial that learns and adapts
Publication Date: 2021.02.02 NISSAN MOTOR CO LTD
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AI summary

An adaptive smart tutorial that assists in operating a vehicle is described. A situational profile for the vehicle including driver identity data is generated. The driver identity data includes respective usage frequency values corresponding to a plurality of assistance instructions. The situational profile is compared to a plurality of assistance profiles including aggregate identity data corresponding to the driver identity data, Based on the comparison, a plurality of similarity values corresponding to the plurality of assistance profiles indicating a level of similarity between the situational profile for the vehicle and a respective assistance profile of the plurality of assistance profiles is generated. An assistance instruction of the plurality of assistance instructions is selected depending upon a similarity value and a usage frequency value that corresponds to the assistance instruction. The assistance instruction is associated with one or more control system inputs for changing a control state of the vehicle.