Adaptive Cockpit Display Layout for Forward Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle cockpit systems lack the ability to dynamically adjust the layout based on display modes, compromising driver forward vision and passenger information accessibility, particularly in low-mode operations.
Innovation Solution
A cockpit system with a front display that moves downward in low mode, utilizing a see-through panel to transmit light from its lower area for simplified information display, and a controller that adjusts display and seat positions based on driver height and preference.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If the front display is moved downward to improve driver forward vision, then driver visibility is improved, but information accessibility for passengers is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the see-through panel to create a new display dimension below the front display. Information is projected onto the see-through panel which allows light transmission, enabling passengers to access information in a lower dimensional space without blocking the driver's upward view. This spatial dimensionality change resolves the conflict between driver visibility and passenger information access.
Solution Approach 2:
The display system is segmented into two independent display areas: the front display for primary information and the see-through panel for supplementary information. This segmentation allows each display element to serve its specific function without interfering with the other, enabling the front display to be positioned lower for driver visibility while the see-through panel provides information for passengers.
2Loss of information
If the cockpit layout is fixed to provide comprehensive information display, then information completeness is improved, but driver forward vision is obstructed
Solution Approach 1:
The cockpit layout is made dynamic through the see-through panel which can be selectively activated. The panel remains transparent when not in use, allowing unobstructed driver vision, and becomes active only when information display for passengers is needed. This dynamic adaptability resolves the contradiction between information completeness and driver visibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The see-through panel acts as an intermediary display element between the front display and the passenger view. It mediates the conflict by providing information in a location that does not directly obstruct the driver's view, allowing comprehensive information display while maintaining driver forward visibility through its transparent properties.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple display modes are added to accommodate different sitting heights, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The see-through panel serves multiple functions: it acts as a display surface for passengers, maintains optical transparency when not in use, and can be integrated with existing cockpit systems. This multi-functionality allows the system to adapt to different sitting heights and display needs without adding proportionally complex components, as the same panel structure serves multiple purposes.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances driver forward vision and passenger information accessibility by securing forward visibility and providing simplified information through a see-through panel, improving driving safety and convenience.
Implementation Method 1
a see-through panel configured to provide information to a driver seated on the driver's seat and a passenger seated on the passenger seat by transmitting light from a lower area of the front display to the see-through panel
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AI summary
A cockpit system for changing a display layout according to a display mode in a mobile device, a method therefor, and a display system for a vehicle are provided. The cockpit system includes a front display disposed in front of a driver's seat and a passenger seat of the mobile device, the front display including a plurality of display areas, a controller to move the front display downward, in response to a low mode being applied among a plurality of display modes, and a see-through panel to provide information to a driver seated on the driver's seat and a passenger seated on the passenger seat by transmitting light from a lower area of the front display to the see-through panel, after the front display is moved downward.