Curved Dashboard Display Layout for Driver-Passenger View Separation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing road vehicle display systems, particularly in high-performance vehicles, face challenges with central screens that distract drivers during sports driving and limit passenger entertainment, as they are difficult to use without diverting attention and provide suboptimal viewing angles due to reflections and integral design.
Innovation Solution
A content display device with a curved screen divided into portions for the driver and passenger, allowing the driver to view essential vehicle data without distraction and the passenger to access entertaining content without affecting the driver, using a support element with a cylindrical curvature to segregate views effectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a large central screen is arranged on the dashboard, then information visibility for both driver and passenger is improved, but driver distraction increases and viewing angle optimization deteriorates due to reflections and integral design
Solution Approach 1:
The central display screen is divided into multiple independent zones: a driver zone displaying essential driving information (speed, navigation, vehicle status) and a passenger zone for entertainment content. This segmentation allows each user to access their required information without the other being distracted, as the driver sees only relevant driving data while the passenger enjoys entertainment content.
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the screen are optimized for different viewing purposes and angles. The driver portion is positioned and angled to provide optimal viewing for the driver, while the passenger portion is optimized for passenger viewing. This local quality differentiation ensures that each user experiences minimal distraction while accessing their respective content.
2Ease of manufacture
If the screen is integral with the dashboard, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but viewing angle optimization deteriorates due to reflections
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen utilizes a curved surface design rather than a flat panel. This curvature is optimized to redirect reflections away from the driver's and passenger's line of sight while maintaining visibility of the display content. The curved surface reduces glare and improves viewing angles without requiring the screen to be separate from the dashboard, thus maintaining manufacturing simplicity while improving optical performance.
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AI summary
A road vehicle comprising a passenger compartment configured to accommodate a driver and at least one passenger alongside the driver; a vehicle dashboard; a content display device comprising a support element mounted centrally at the dashboard of the road vehicle; at least one screen, mechanically connected to the support element and configured to be visible to a passenger and to a driver while driving; the screen has a curved shape and is horizontally divided into a first portion 11 and a second portion 12 which are respectively visible, in a substantially mutually exclusive manner, to the driver DR and to the passenger P.