Driver Display Layout Adaptation for Steering Wheel Obstruction
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Solution Overview
Problem
The obstruction of a driver's view of important information on a vehicle display by the steering wheel limits visibility, requiring the driver to reposition themselves, which diverts attention from the road.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses a camera and computer vision algorithm to determine the driver's and steering wheel's positions, adjusting the display's information placement in real-time to ensure visibility, allowing the driver to prioritize which information is displayed and rearranging it if obstructed by the steering wheel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the display is positioned behind the steering wheel to provide quick-glance information, then the driver can access important information without moving their head far from the road, but the steering wheel blocks a portion of the display making information invisible
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically repositions information elements on the display based on real-time detection of the driver's eye position and steering wheel position. The display transitions from a static layout to a dynamic one where information automatically moves to unobstructed areas, resolving the contradiction between quick access and visibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses computer vision algorithms to continuously monitor the driver's eye position and steering wheel position, providing feedback to the display control system. This closed-loop feedback mechanism enables the display to adapt its information placement based on actual viewing conditions, ensuring information remains visible while maintaining quick-glance accessibility.
2Loss of information
If the driver repositions themselves to view obstructed information, then all information becomes visible on the display, but the driver's attention is diverted from the road reducing safety
Solution Approach 1:
The display dynamically adjusts information placement in real-time based on detected driver position and steering wheel position, ensuring all important information remains visible without requiring the driver to change their seating position or head orientation, thereby maintaining road focus.
Solution Approach 2:
The display system automatically detects and compensates for its own obstructions by repositioning information elements without driver intervention. The system serves itself by identifying blocked areas and autonomously relocating information to visible positions.
3Loss of information
If the display size is increased to include all information in unobstructed positions, then all information can be displayed, but the display becomes larger and may not fit available space behind the steering wheel
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses dynamic information repositioning to maximize the use of available display space. By continuously adapting information placement based on obstructions, the system can fit comprehensive information onto a compact display without requiring an oversized screen behind the steering wheel.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the spatial parameters of information elements on the display, adjusting their positions dynamically. This parameter manipulation allows comprehensive information to be displayed within the constrained physical space by optimizing the arrangement rather than increasing display area.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for adjusting a display in a vehicle are provided. The display is configured to present information in one or more regions of the display. The position of a user in the vehicle is detected and based on detecting a change in position of the user, the position of information on the display may be adjusted. For example, when the change in position of the user causes information on the display to be obstructed, the position of the information may be adjusted to an unobstructed region of the display.