Portable Driving Assistance Device Windshield Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing driving assistance systems in vehicles lack a portable and integrated solution that can function simultaneously as a driving monitor and navigation device, providing comprehensive assistance to drivers while being easily mountable and power-efficient.
Innovation Solution
A portable driving assistance device coupled to a vehicle's windshield, featuring a housing with a touch screen, controller, and a plug connector for a smartphone, enabling simultaneous operation of driving monitoring and navigation software, with voice recognition and image recording capabilities, powered by the vehicle's electrical system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a driving assistance system integrates multiple functions (monitoring and navigation), then the system provides comprehensive assistance to drivers, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple functions (driving monitoring and navigation) into a single device that can accept a smartphone and work with various applications. The device housing includes a camera for monitoring and a touchscreen for navigation display, allowing one device to perform multiple driving assistance functions that would otherwise require separate devices.
2Ease of operation
If the device is made portable and mountable on windshield, then the ease of operation improves, but the stability of mounting may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The device is designed as a separate portable unit that can be mounted independently on the windshield. The housing contains all necessary components (camera, touchscreen, processor) as an integrated module, allowing it to be installed and removed easily while maintaining functional stability during operation.
Data Source
AI summary
A driving assistance device includes a housing, a controller, a plug connector, and a power line. The controller is received in the housing and includes a microprocessor, a supply line, a signal line, and a storage module. The storage module is electrically coupled to the microprocessor. The plug connector is assembled within the housing, and electrically coupled to the microprocessor via the supply line and the signal line. The power line is electrically coupled to the supply line. The present disclosure further discloses a driving assistance system and a vehicle employing the driving assistance device.