Inverted Pendulum Vehicle Display Guidance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Inverted pendulum vehicles lack guidance for inexperienced users in transitioning between parked and upright conditions, making it difficult for them to properly operate and maintain the vehicle.

Innovation Solution

Incorporating a display unit with light emitting elements or a light emitting strip that provides visual guidance on the direction and action required to move the vehicle body between tilted and upright positions, initialized upon power switch activation, and adjusted based on the vehicle's state and control mode, including error detection.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If an indicator is used to show the current control mode, then the user is notified of the vehicle state, but no operational guidance is provided to inexperienced users

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevehicle state informationVSAvoiduser guidance

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The display unit provides real-time feedback to the user by showing not only the current control mode but also the required operational steps. The display dynamically updates based on the vehicle state (upright, tilted, parked) and provides corresponding guidance instructions, creating a closed-loop feedback system that guides the user through proper operation sequences.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The display unit acts as an intermediary between the vehicle's control system and the user. It translates complex vehicle states and control modes into simple, actionable visual instructions that guide the user through the correct operating procedures, bridging the gap between system complexity and user understanding.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If the vehicle requires manual positioning between upright and parked conditions, then the vehicle can be controlled, but inexperienced users find it difficult to operate properly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontrol mode selectionVSAvoiduser friendliness

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The display unit provides preliminary guidance before the user performs actions. It shows the required sequence of operations (e.g., tilt forward first, then engage stand) before the user actually executes these steps, preventing incorrect operations and making the system more accessible to inexperienced users.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system guides itself through the operation sequence by providing step-by-step instructions based on its current state. The display automatically adjusts its guidance messages according to whether the vehicle is upright, tilted, or parked, and what operations remain to be performed, making the system self-explanatory without requiring external instruction manuals.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS10137956B2Inverted pendulum vehicle

Publication Date: 2018.11.27 HONDA MOTOR CO LTD

AI summary

Provided is an inverted pendulum vehicle including a display unit for providing a guide on an operation for putting the vehicle body into the tilted position from the upright position or into the upright position from the tilted position according to a state of the vehicle. In particular, the display unit indicates a direction in which the vehicle body is required to be moved when placing the vehicle body from the tilted position to the upright position and from the upright position to the tilted position.