Dynamic Vehicle Display Tracking Occupant Position
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle systems lack flexibility in operator control and display, restricting occupants' ability to interact with interfaces and access information from various positions within the vehicle, particularly limiting the use of mobile terminals and potentially impairing safety.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle equipped with a recognition device and an operator control and display apparatus that dynamically adjusts the display region based on the occupant's position, allowing symbols and information to be presented in different portions of the vehicle, enabling flexible interaction and access to interfaces and functionalities from any position within the vehicle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the display apparatus is fixed at a specific location (e.g., driver's position), then the information can be clearly displayed to the driver, but the flexibility for occupants to access information from different positions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The display region is made dynamic by continuously tracking the position of the vehicle occupant through the recognition device and automatically adjusting the display location to follow the occupant. This dynamic adaptation allows any occupant to access information and controls from their current position without requiring physical movement to a fixed display location.
Solution Approach 2:
The display apparatus is designed to serve multiple occupants simultaneously by presenting different information to different occupants based on their positions. The system universally provides operator control and display functionality to all vehicle occupants, not just the driver, enabling versatile access from any position in the vehicle.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the display region is fixed, then the system structure is simple, but the ability to provide personalized information to different occupants is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects occupant positions and autonomously determines the optimal display location without requiring manual intervention. The recognition device continuously monitors occupant positions, and the control device automatically adjusts the display region accordingly, making the system self-adapting and eliminating the need for complex manual configuration mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback loop where the recognition device continuously provides information about occupant positions to the control device, which then adjusts the display region in real-time. This closed-loop feedback mechanism enables automatic adaptation to changing occupant positions while maintaining system simplicity through automated control.
3Reliability
If the display apparatus is stationary, then the manufacturing cost is lower, but the safety of occupants moving within the vehicle is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system proactively presents the display region and control symbols at the anticipated location where the occupant will need to interact with the system, based on predicted movement patterns and current position. This preliminary positioning of information and controls ensures that safe interaction points are always available to occupants before they need to reach for them, preventing unsafe movements.
Solution Approach 2:
The recognition device acts as an intermediary between the stationary vehicle structure and the moving occupant, translating occupant position into appropriate display locations. This intermediary system enables the stationary vehicle to dynamically adapt to mobile occupants, providing safe and convenient access to controls without requiring the display apparatus itself to be physically movable.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a vehicle having a detection device for detecting a property of a vehicle occupant and an operator control and display device which is coupled to the detection device, has a display region and is configured to display information in the display region and by means of which a symbol can be displayed in the display region as a function of the sensed property. It is provided here that the property which is detected by means of the detection device is a position of the vehicle occupant, and the operator control and display device is configured to display the symbol in a partial region of the display region which is determined as a function of the detected position, and to assign the symbol to the vehicle occupant in such a way that when there is a change in position of the vehicle occupant that the symbol follows the vehicle occupant. The invention also relates to a method for operating such a vehicle. The invention makes particularly flexible use of the vehicle possible.