Adaptive Vehicle Notice System Using Passenger Orientation
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Solution Overview
Problem
In autonomous vehicles, passengers, including the driver, often become distracted and fail to notice important events or hazards due to their orientation and attention being diverted from the primary instrument panel, making it difficult to effectively notify them of various vehicle-related events.
Innovation Solution
An indication system that determines the viewing orientation of passengers within the vehicle using electronic inputs from seat position circuitry, eye tracking, and other sensors, and selectively uses available communication devices such as displays, speakers, and lighting to adaptively communicate notices, ensuring that passengers receive alerts relevant to their current position and attention focus.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the vehicle operates in autonomous mode with passengers diverted from the primary instrument panel, then passenger comfort and entertainment are improved, but the ability to notify passengers of vehicle events deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adapts the notification delivery mechanism based on real-time detection of passenger orientation and attention direction. Sensors continuously monitor passenger position and the system adjusts which communication devices are activated, transitioning from static notification methods to dynamic, context-aware notification delivery that responds to changing passenger states.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback loops where sensors detect passenger orientation and attention direction, this information is processed to determine optimal notification methods, and the system adjusts notification delivery accordingly. This closed-loop feedback ensures notifications are delivered through channels the passenger is currently attending to, whether visual displays, audio speakers, or other communication devices.
2Reliability
If multiple communication devices are used to notify passengers, then notification coverage is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs detection, selection, and activation of appropriate communication devices without requiring manual intervention. The sensor network self-monitors passenger orientation, the processing system self-determines optimal notification channels, and the appropriate devices self-activate based on detected conditions, eliminating the need for complex manual configuration or intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs multiple communication devices (visual displays, audio speakers, other communication devices) that can serve different notification functions. These multi-functional devices can be selectively activated based on passenger orientation, providing comprehensive notification coverage while avoiding the complexity of dedicated specialized systems for each notification type.
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AI summary
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to adaptively communicating notices to passengers within a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes in response to receiving a notice about an occurrence of an event, determining a viewing orientation of a passenger in the vehicle according to at least one electronic input that indicates information about a physical position of the passenger within the vehicle. The event is an incident associated with the vehicle for which the passenger is to be informed. The method also includes selecting at least one alerting device from available communication devices in the vehicle according to the viewing orientation by determining which of the available communication devices correspond with the viewing orientation of the passenger. The method further includes controlling the at least one alerting device to communicate the notice to the passenger about the occurrence of the event.