Driver-Adjacent Switch Layout for Autonomous Driving Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle operation devices do not effectively improve the operability of in-vehicle switches from a driver's seat, particularly for autonomous driving and driving assistance functions.
Innovation Solution
An operation device for a vehicle with an operation switch positioned on a dedicated surface adjacent to the driver seat, allowing easy access and operation with minimal distraction, enhancing the intuitive control of autonomous driving and driving assistance functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the operation switch is placed on the dedicated surface of the interior component adjacent to the driver seat, then the operability from driver seat is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional interior component requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the dashboard as a multi-functional interior component that serves both as a structural element of the vehicle interior and as a mounting surface for operation switches. This approach avoids the need for separate dedicated switch panels, thereby reducing overall device complexity while maintaining improved operability.
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AI summary
The operation device is provided with operation switches at dedicated surfaces that are surfaces of interior components disposed laterally adjacent to the driver seat of the vehicle. The dedicated surfaces face to the sides of the interior components at which the driver seat is disposed. The operation switches are capable, in accordance with operation by a driver, of instructing control of at least one of an autonomous driving function and a driving assistance function of the vehicle.