Vehicle Interior Mode Switching for Fast Seat and Shade Reconfiguration
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge lies in efficiently adjusting the arrangement of interior parts in a vehicle interior, such as seats and shades, to create a private space with minimal effort and time, particularly in the context of automatic driving and shared cars.
Innovation Solution
A mode adjustment system and method that utilizes an input device for selecting pre-registered mode information, a mode switching device to adjust the positions of seats and shades based on this information, and associated adjustment devices to automate the changes, ensuring efficient and timely reconfiguration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If multiple interior parts (seats, shades, etc.) are manually adjusted to create a private space, then the desired arrangement can be achieved, but it requires significant effort and time
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-registers multiple interior arrangement configurations (modes) in advance, allowing occupants to quickly switch between pre-defined settings rather than manually adjusting each component. The mode switching device stores various arrangement patterns and automatically implements them when selected.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically adjusts multiple interior parts (seats, shades, etc.) simultaneously when a mode is selected, eliminating the need for manual operation of each individual component. The adjustment devices are controlled by the mode switching device to perform the work autonomously.
2Productivity
If manual adjustment of interior parts is used, then occupants have full control over positioning, but the process becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system combines multiple adjustment operations into a single mode selection action. When an occupant selects a mode, the mode switching device simultaneously controls multiple adjustment devices to reposition seats, shades, and other interior parts together, rather than requiring separate operations for each component.
Solution Approach 2:
The mode switching device serves as a universal control interface that manages multiple different interior parts (seats, shades, etc.) through a single selection mechanism. Each mode encompasses a complete arrangement configuration that coordinates the positioning of various components.
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AI summary
A mode adjustment system capable of changing interior in a conveyance with less effort and time includes an input device that allows an occupant to select mode information in which position information of a seat and a shade are registered in advance, a mode switching device that receives the mode information from the input device and switches the positions of the seat and the shade based on the mode information, a seat adjustment device, and a shade adjustment device. The mode switching device includes a seat movement amount calculator calculating the movement amount of the seat and a shade movement amount calculator calculating the movement amount of the shade, the seat adjustment device adjusts the position of the seat based on the calculated movement amount of the seat, and the shade adjustment device adjusts the position of the shade based on the calculated movement amount of the shade.