AR Vehicle Seat Fit Visualization for Model-Specific Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The process of choosing and installing a vehicle seat, such as a car seat for children or pets, is often confusing and time-consuming, with a high risk of improper sizing and incorrect installation, leading to potential safety risks due to inadequate visualization and generic installation instructions that do not account for specific vehicle models.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR) systems that simulate a vehicle seat within a vehicle, allowing users to visualize and install virtual seat models using augmented and virtual configurations, providing accurate fit information and step-by-step installation guidance tailored to specific vehicle models.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If conventional physical trial-and-error installation methods are used, then users can determine actual fit, but the process is time-consuming and requires multiple physical seat movements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the physical vehicle seat that can be digitally manipulated and visualized within the vehicle environment. This virtual replica allows users to test multiple configurations and installation positions without physically moving the actual seat, thereby achieving accurate fit visualization while dramatically reducing installation time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary visualization and configuration testing of the vehicle seat installation before the actual physical installation takes place. Users can explore different installation scenarios, adjust seat positions, and verify fitment in advance through the virtual model, eliminating the need for repeated physical trial-and-error adjustments.
2Adaptability or versatility
If generic installation instructions are provided, then instruction coverage is broad, but accuracy for specific vehicle models is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent provides installation instructions and visualization that are specifically tailored to the user's particular vehicle model and selected seat configuration. Rather than generic instructions applicable to all vehicles, the system delivers localized, model-specific guidance that accurately reflects the actual installation requirements for that specific vehicle-seat combination.
Solution Approach 2:
The installation instructions and virtual visualization dynamically adapt based on the user's selected vehicle model, seat type, and configuration choices. The system adjusts the displayed information, visualization perspective, and installation steps in real-time to match the specific scenario, providing continuously updated accurate guidance rather than static generic instructions.
3Ease of operation
If multiple physical seat configurations are tested, then best installation position is found, but the process becomes complex and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical process of physically moving and adjusting the actual vehicle seat with a digital/virtual system. Users interact with a virtual representation of the seat through software interfaces, allowing configuration changes and position adjustments without physical manipulation. This substitution dramatically simplifies the operation while reducing the perceived complexity of the installation process.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for simulating a vehicle seat in a vehicle using augmented reality. The systems and methods overlay a virtual vehicle seat model associated with a physical vehicle seat onto a physical vehicle via a display of the viewer device to generate a virtual configuration of the virtual vehicle seat model in the physical vehicle.