Dynamic Analysis Period Adjustment for Vehicle Passenger Monitoring

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing techniques for analyzing information inside vehicles incur high costs due to unnecessary calculations and uniform analysis periods, leading to inefficient resource usage and increased costs when analysis is not needed.

Innovation Solution

An analysis processing device that adjusts the analysis period based on the seated and standing positions of passengers, using a calculation unit to determine the analysis period through a function that changes frequency of analysis according to passenger positions, thereby reducing unnecessary analysis and costs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a uniform analysis period is used for all situations inside the vehicle, then the analysis system maintains consistent monitoring capability, but unnecessary calculations and costs increase when analysis is not needed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemonitoring capabilityVSAvoidcalculation resources
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The analysis period is changed from a fixed uniform value to a dynamic value that adapts based on detected situations inside the vehicle. The period determination unit adjusts the analysis period according to situation data, making the monitoring system flexible and responsive to actual conditions rather than operating with a static configuration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the parameter of analysis period based on detected situations. When high-risk situations are detected, the analysis period is shortened to increase monitoring frequency; when low-risk situations are detected, the analysis period is extended to reduce unnecessary calculations and energy consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Measurement precision

If image recognition and analysis are performed continuously, then detection precision is maintained, but calculation costs and power consumption increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection precisionVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of continuous analysis, the system performs image recognition and analysis periodically based on the determined analysis period. The period varies dynamically according to the detected situation, allowing the system to maintain detection precision when needed while reducing power consumption during low-risk periods through intermittent analysis rather than continuous operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

3Reliability

If the analysis period is shortened to increase monitoring frequency, then detection reliability improves, but calculation resources and costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection reliabilityVSAvoidcalculation efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically changes the analysis period parameter based on detected situations. During high-risk situations, the analysis period is shortened to improve detection reliability; during low-risk situations, the analysis period is extended to improve calculation efficiency and reduce resource consumption, thereby optimizing the trade-off between reliability and productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11810438B2Analysis processing device and analysis processing method
Publication Date: 2023.11.07 DENSO CORP
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AI summary

In an analysis processing device for performing analysis on body displacements of passengers in a vehicle, a calculation unit is configured to calculate seated and standing positions of the passengers based on recognition data. A period determination unit is configured to determine an analysis period of the vehicle according to a function that changes the analysis period depending on the seated and standing positions of the passengers.