Camera-Based Body Scan for Ergonomic Vehicle Settings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle seating and operational settings adjustment processes are cumbersome and often lead to sub-optimal ergonomic positions, causing discomfort and potentially unsafe driving conditions, as users lack guidance on achieving optimal settings.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing a camera or sensor-based device to capture body measurements of vehicle occupants, processing this data to automatically determine and adjust ergonomic vehicle settings such as seat positions, mirror angles, and steering wheel tilts, leveraging augmented reality and cloud-based processing for accuracy and convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual adjustment of seating and operational settings is provided, then users can adjust settings according to personal preference, but the process becomes time-consuming and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically captures body measurements using a camera and computes optimal seating and operational settings without requiring manual user adjustment. The vehicle setting adjustment apparatus performs self-service by autonomously determining the correct positions for seats, steering wheels, mirrors, and other operational settings based on the captured body data, eliminating the time-consuming manual adjustment process while maintaining full adaptability to individual user dimensions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual adjustment system with an automated optical measurement and computational system. Instead of requiring users to physically move components and guess optimal positions, the system uses camera-based body scanning and algorithmic computation to automatically determine and adjust settings, substituting mechanical user interaction with automated digital processing.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple adjustable parameters are provided for different body shapes, then ergonomic fit is improved, but the complexity of adjustment increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system handles the complexity of multiple adjustable parameters automatically through self-service computation. The apparatus captures comprehensive body measurements and autonomously computes the optimal configuration across all parameters including seat position, steering wheel angle, mirror positions, and pedal placement. This eliminates the need for users to understand or manually coordinate multiple adjustment parameters, while the system maintains full adaptability to different body shapes through automated calculation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a computational intermediary that mediates between the captured body measurements and the multiple adjustable parameters. The processing system acts as an intermediary layer that translates raw body dimension data into optimized settings for numerous parameters, simplifying the user experience while maintaining comprehensive adaptability. The intermediary computation resolves the complexity by automatically coordinating all parameter adjustments based on body shape analysis.
3Ease of operation
If no guidance is provided for optimal positioning, then users have freedom to adjust, but unsafe driving conditions may result
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides automated feedback by computing and implementing optimal seating and operational settings based on captured body measurements. The apparatus analyzes body dimensions and feeds back the correct positioning information to automatically adjust all relevant parameters, ensuring safe driving conditions. This feedback mechanism replaces the lack of guidance with data-driven recommendations that optimize both comfort and safety without restricting user freedom, as the system adapts to individual body characteristics.
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AI summary
Body measurements of a person may be scanned using a camera (e.g., a camera on a mobile phone. Vehicle settings may then be determined based on the body measurements. Example vehicle settings may include one or more of a position of a heads-up display, a position of a pedal, an angle of a backrest, a height of a seat cushion, a tilt of the seat cushion, an extension position of the seat cushion, a position of a lumbar support, a position of a seat side bolster, a position of a headrest, a position of a side mirror, a position of a rear-view mirror, a tilt of a steering wheel, and/or a position of a steering wheel.