Vehicle Cabin Notifications for Emergency Stop Door Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need to improve the management of vehicle cabins, particularly in reducing passenger anxiety associated with the loss of a conductor or driver who can manage the cabin during remote vehicle control.
Innovation Solution
A cabin management apparatus is configured with a communication interface, an output interface, and a controller. The controller receives emergency stop information and the degree of automated controllability over the vehicle's door, providing different notifications based on this information to manage passenger expectations and reduce anxiety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If remote control of vehicle by operator is implemented, then productivity is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to loss of on-site cabin management
Solution Approach 1:
The notification device acts as an intermediary between the automated door control system and passengers. It communicates the degree of automated controllability to passengers, mediating the information gap created by removing the conductor/driver, and maintaining trust and situational awareness without requiring on-site human management.
2Device complexity
If automated door control is implemented, then device complexity is reduced, but information availability deteriorates for passengers
Solution Approach 1:
The notification device provides continuous feedback to passengers about the door control status and degree of automated controllability. This feedback loop compensates for the information that would otherwise be provided by a conductor or driver, allowing passengers to understand the current state of the door control system without adding physical complexity to the control mechanism itself.
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AI summary
A cabin management apparatus according to the present disclosure is a cabin management apparatus configured to manage a cabin of a vehicle, the cabin management apparatus including a communication interface, an output interface, and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to receive, by the communication interface, emergency stop information for the vehicle, receive, by the communication interface, the degree of automated controllability over a door of the vehicle, and provide, by the output interface based on the emergency stop information, a different notification depending on the degree of automated controllability over the door.