Autonomous Vehicle Interior with Electrochromic Window
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicles require real-time human input for operation, making it unsafe and inconvenient to engage in activities like dressing or eating during commutes, as these tasks cannot be safely combined with navigation.
Innovation Solution
Autonomous vehicles equipped with customizable interior compartments, such as tables, seating units, closets, and windows, allowing passengers to multitask during travel by eliminating the need for real-time human input, including the option to operate without steering wheels or pedals, and enabling the vehicle to transition between transparent and opaque states for privacy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional vehicles require real-time human input for operation, then vehicle control safety is improved, but passenger ability to engage in activities during commute deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The autonomous vehicle performs self-service by operating without real-time human input. The vehicle's control system autonomously handles navigation, steering, and operational decisions, freeing passengers from the requirement to control the vehicle while maintaining safe operation through advanced sensors and decision-making algorithms
2Ease of operation
If autonomous vehicle eliminates steering wheel and pedals, then passenger convenience is improved, but vehicle control capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical control systems (steering wheel, pedals) with an autonomous control system that uses sensors, processors, and actuators. This substitution eliminates the need for mechanical interfaces while maintaining full vehicle control capability through electronic and software-based control mechanisms
3Ease of operation
If interior compartment is designed for passenger activities, then passenger comfort is improved, but vehicle operational efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The interior compartment is designed with multi-functionality to serve both passenger comfort and operational efficiency. The space can be configured for various activities (work, relaxation, entertainment) while the autonomous vehicle maintains high operational efficiency through optimized routing, speed management, and autonomous decision-making, allowing both functions to coexist without compromise
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables passengers to safely engage in various activities during their commute, optimizing travel conditions based on passenger input or autonomous settings, enhancing convenience and reducing travel time inefficiencies.
Implementation Method 1
the at least one window is configured to transition between a substantially transparent state and a substantially opaque state
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to autonomous vehicles comprising at least one interior compartment including: at least one table; at least one seating unit; at least one closet; at least one window configured to transition between a substantially transparent state and a substantially opaque state and to display at least navigational information; at least one vanity; at least one storage area; or combinations thereof; wherein the vehicle is configured to operate in at least an autonomous mode. In some instance, the vehicle may not include steering equipment (e.g., steering wheel) and/or acceleration or deceleration equipment (e.g., a gas or brake pedal).