Driver Ability Testing for Personalized Driving Assistance Settings

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing vehicle driving assistance systems fail to personalize driving assistance functions according to the individual driving abilities of drivers, leading to suboptimal performance and increased accident risk.

Innovation Solution

A vehicle driving assistance system that includes a register, a setter, and a test executor, which registers driver information, enables/disables driving assistance functions, and sets personalized setting values based on driving ability tests, using projectors and input devices to project images and receive input operations to determine recommended settings.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If driving assistance functions are enabled for all drivers with default settings, then system coverage is maximized, but personalization and effectiveness are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalization capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs driving ability tests in advance to determine appropriate setting values for driving assistance functions. By conducting tests before actual driving scenarios occur, the system pre-determines personalized settings, eliminating the need for complex real-time adjustments while maintaining high adaptability to individual drivers' capabilities

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically conducts driving ability tests and determines optimal setting values without requiring manual configuration by drivers or technicians. The automated testing and evaluation process enables the system to self-configure personalized settings, reducing operational complexity while enhancing personalization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Measurement precision

If driving ability tests are conducted for all drivers, then setting precision is improved, but time consumption and operational complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedriving ability assessment accuracyVSAvoidtest execution time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements a multi-stage testing approach where essential driving ability assessments are conducted to determine critical setting values, while less critical parameters are configured based on standardized profiles. This partial testing strategy achieves sufficient measurement precision for safety-critical functions while reducing overall test time and operational burden

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Adaptability or versatility

If recommended setting values are automatically determined, then personalization effectiveness is improved, but driver acceptance and service adoption decrease

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalization effectivenessVSAvoiddriver acceptance
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system provides feedback to drivers regarding their driving ability assessment results and the rationale behind recommended setting values. By explaining how settings are determined based on objective test data, the system increases driver understanding and acceptance of personalized configurations, bridging the gap between technical optimization and user acceptance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12434726B2Vehicle driving assistance system
Publication Date: 2025.10.07 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK
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AI summary

When there is a new driving assistance function for a registered driver, which is a driving assistance function enabled for the first time for the relevant registered driver among a plurality of driving assistance functions to be enabled for registered drivers, a test executor executes a driving ability test according to the new driving assistance function for the relevant registered driver. A personalization setter determines recommended setting values of the new driving assistance function based on the result of the driving ability test.