Autonomous Vehicle Positioning for Occupant View Optimization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Autonomous vehicles lack the ability to dynamically adjust their position to optimize the view for occupants, such as aligning with advertisements or scenic views, due to limitations in navigation and control systems.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that determine navigation routes and content associations, monitor vehicle and occupant conditions, and adjust the vehicle's position to enhance the occupant's view, utilizing an electronic control unit, wireless communication, and sensors to facilitate movement based on real-time data and preferences.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the autonomous vehicle follows a fixed navigation route, then the route efficiency is maintained, but the occupant's view of content (advertisements or scenic views) is not optimized

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveview optimization capabilityVSAvoidroute deviation time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts the autonomous vehicle's position and orientation along the navigation route based on real-time content detection and occupant availability. The vehicle transitions from static route following to dynamic position adjustment, optimizing viewing angles and distances to advertisements or scenic views while maintaining overall route efficiency

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary detection of content (advertisements or scenic views) along the navigation route and pre-identifies optimal viewing positions. When content is detected, the system proactively adjusts vehicle position in advance to maximize occupant view, rather than reacting after the opportunity is lost

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If the system monitors real-time conditions to adjust vehicle position, then view optimization is enabled, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvereal-time condition responseVSAvoidcontrol system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses the autonomous vehicle's existing sensors and control systems for multiple purposes: primary navigation, safety monitoring, and content view optimization. By making the existing multi-functional systems serve additional view optimization functions, the patent avoids adding dedicated complex hardware while still achieving real-time condition response

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11691645B2Method and system for controlling autonomous vehicles to affect occupant view

Publication Date: 2023.07.04 HONDA MOTOR CO LTD

AI summary

A system and method for controlling an autonomous vehicle to affect a view seen by an occupant of the autonomous vehicle is described. In one embodiment, a method for controlling an autonomous vehicle to affect a view seen by an occupant of the autonomous vehicle includes determining a navigation route, determining content associated with the navigation route, monitoring current conditions of the autonomous vehicle and the occupant, determining, based on the current conditions, whether to change a position of the vehicle to affect the view seen by the occupant, and when the current conditions permit, moving the autonomous vehicle to affect the view seen by the occupant.