Driver Terminal Docking for Targeted Autonomous Driving Alerts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle monitoring systems fail to specify a driver's portable terminal accurately, leading to unnecessary warnings when multiple devices are present, which is cumbersome.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle notification system with dedicated terminal installation portions at the driver's seat, allowing only one portable terminal to be detected and notified, and includes a control section to permit autonomous driving based on predetermined conditions, using a camera to determine occupant arousal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a driver monitoring system monitors all portable terminals in the vehicle, then driver safety is improved, but the system becomes cumbersome when multiple terminals are present
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the monitoring function by spatial location, creating a dedicated terminal installation portion at the driver's seat. This segmentation allows the system to monitor only the terminal at the driver's position rather than all terminals in the vehicle, reducing complexity while maintaining safety.
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal installation portion acts as an intermediary device that detects and identifies the driver's portable terminal. This intermediary component enables the control section to distinguish the driver's terminal from other terminals, allowing targeted notifications without monitoring all devices.
2Ease of operation
If autonomous driving is permitted without terminal detection, then driving convenience is improved, but notification targeting becomes impossible
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of the portable terminal at the terminal installation portion before permitting autonomous driving. This preliminary action ensures the driver's terminal is identified and registered, enabling subsequent targeted notifications while maintaining driving convenience.
3Reliability
If multiple portable terminals are monitored, then comprehensive safety coverage is improved, but notification efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by focusing monitoring resources on the specific location where the driver's terminal is most likely to be placed (the terminal installation portion at the driver's seat). This localized approach maintains safety coverage for the critical driver terminal while improving notification efficiency by excluding other terminals.
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle notification system according to a first aspect includes: a terminal installation portion that is provided at a periphery of a driver's seat of a vehicle capable of autonomous driving in which all driving operations are performed under certain conditions, and that is configured such that a portable terminal can be installed at the terminal installation portion; and a control section that is configured to permit the autonomous driving in a case in which a portable terminal is detected as being installed at the terminal installation portion, and is configured to notify the portable terminal in a case in which a predetermined condition in an autonomous driving state is satisfied.