Vehicle Instrument Panel Widget Integration and Sensor Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle instrument panels have fixed designs and limited information sets, failing to reflect driver preferences and provide comprehensive driving information, leading to driver distraction and reduced safety and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle instrument panel apparatus that allows widgets and content to be transmitted from mobile devices, enabling customizable instrument panel pages with embedded data, sensor information integration, and web browser compatibility for dynamic configuration and sharing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed design instrument panel is used, then the manufacturing cost is reduced and the structure is simplified, but the driver's preference cannot be reflected and the information display is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The instrument panel system is designed to perform multiple functions: it can display both traditional vehicle information and customized widget content, support both fixed and dynamic layouts, and interface with both vehicle sensors and mobile devices. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by making the system adaptable to different needs without requiring entirely separate systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The instrument panel transitions from a static fixed design to a dynamic configurable interface. The layout, content, and information displayed can be changed in real-time based on driver preferences and vehicle state, allowing the system to adapt without physical reconfiguration while maintaining manageable complexity through software control.
2Loss of information
If comprehensive driving information is displayed, then the information completeness is improved, but the driver distraction increases and safety decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The instrument panel information is segmented into distinct functional areas: essential driving information (speed, RPM, warnings) is displayed in prominent fixed positions, while additional comprehensive information is organized into separate widget containers that can be positioned peripherally or on secondary displays. This segmentation allows drivers to access comprehensive information without being overwhelmed, reducing distraction while maintaining information completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the instrument panel provide different information densities and types. Critical safety information receives high visual priority with simple, large displays, while detailed comprehensive information is placed in areas with lower visual priority. This local differentiation allows the system to provide complete information while ensuring that distraction-critical areas remain simple and clear.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional analog or digital display is used, then the device simplicity is maintained, but the information display flexibility and driver preference reflection are limited
Solution Approach 1:
A software layer acts as an intermediary between the simple display hardware and the complex customization requirements. This software mediator handles widget rendering, layout management, and content delivery without requiring complex hardware changes, thus achieving display flexibility while keeping the physical system relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses digital copies and representations of information rather than dedicated physical displays for each type of data. Multiple information types are rendered as graphical representations on a unified display surface, allowing flexible reconfiguration without physical changes while maintaining the simplicity of the underlying display hardware.
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AI summary
A vehicle instrument panel apparatus includes a communication unit configured to receive a widget or content transmitted from one or more user terminals, an instrument panel page constituted of a plurality of instrument panel containers in which the widget or content is embedded, a converting unit configured to generate data capable of being embedded in the instrument panel containers according to a type of the received widget or content, an execution unit configured to load the instrument panel page to a screen, a sensing data acquiring unit configured to acquire measurement information input through one or more sensors, and an interface unit configured to combine the measurement information acquired by the sensing data acquiring unit with the instrument panel page loaded by the execution unit.