Electronic Rear-View Mirror Touch Interface
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic rearview mirrors in vehicles lack intuitive and comprehensive control options for drivers, particularly in adjusting viewing angles and interacting with driver assistance systems, which can lead to undesirable automatic adjustments and increased complexity.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a touch-sensitive display with multitouch capability in the camera monitor system, allowing drivers to intuitively control electronic rearview mirrors and vehicle systems through a range of inputs, including gesture recognition, to adjust presentation and operating parameters, such as brightness, contrast, and additional information placement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a touch-sensitive display with multitouch capability is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical camera adjustment mechanisms with a touch-sensitive display interface that allows drivers to control viewing angles and camera parameters through intuitive gestures, eliminating the need for physical adjustment mechanisms while improving ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The touch-sensitive display serves multiple functions including adjusting viewing angles, controlling camera parameters, and interacting with driver assistance systems, consolidating multiple control functions into a single universal interface that improves ease of operation despite increased internal complexity
2Productivity
If automatic adjustment of viewing angle is implemented, then productivity is improved, but reliability worsens due to undesirable automatic adjustments
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically switches between automatic and manual adjustment modes based on driver input, allowing rapid automatic adjustment when needed while permitting driver override to ensure reliability and prevent undesirable automatic adjustments
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to the driver about automatic adjustments being made and allows driver intervention to correct or cancel automatic adjustments, ensuring that productivity gains do not compromise adjustment accuracy or driver intent
Data Source
AI summary
A motor vehicle has at least one electronic rearview mirror, particularly an exterior and/or side mirror, that has an indicator apparatus, particularly a display, for images recorded by an exterior camera that is provided particularly outside the motor vehicle. The indicator apparatus is in the form of a touchscreen, particularly one with multitouch capability.