Movable Cockpit Display Layout for Forward Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle cockpit systems lack the ability to dynamically adjust the layout based on display modes, compromising driver forward vision and passenger information accessibility.
Innovation Solution
A cockpit system with a front display that moves downward in low mode and a see-through panel to transmit light from its lower area, providing simplified information to the driver and passenger, while adjusting seat positions and display modes based on driver height and preference.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the front display is positioned at a standard height to provide comprehensive information, then information accessibility is improved, but driver forward vision is blocked
Solution Approach 1:
The front display is made movable between a first position (blocking forward vision) and a second position (not blocking forward vision) based on the selected drive mode. The controller automatically adjusts the display position when switching between standard mode and low mode, making the system dynamic rather than static to resolve the contradiction between information accessibility and forward vision.
Solution Approach 2:
The display information is segmented between the front display and the see-through panel. The front display provides comprehensive information when needed, while the see-through panel provides simplified information when the front display is moved down, dividing the information presentation function across two components to solve the contradiction.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the front display is moved downward to secure driver forward vision, then forward visibility is improved, but information display capability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The see-through panel acts as an intermediary component that provides simplified information to both the driver and passenger when the front display is moved downward. This mediator ensures that even when the main display is repositioned for better visibility, essential information remains accessible through the see-through panel.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds a vertical dimension to information display by utilizing the see-through panel below the front display. When the front display moves down, information is presented in another spatial dimension (lower area), maintaining information accessibility while improving forward visibility.
3Device complexity
If a single display position is used to accommodate all driver heights, then device simplicity is maintained, but adaptability to different driver heights is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The display system is made dynamically adjustable between different positions based on driver height and selected mode. Rather than a fixed position, the front display can move between first and second positions, and the see-through panel can adjust its light transmission, making the system adaptable to different driver heights while maintaining relatively simple control through mode-based automation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances driver forward vision and passenger information accessibility by securing forward visibility and simplifying information display, improving driving safety and convenience.
Implementation Method 1
a see-through panel configured to provide information to a driver seated on the driver's seat and a passenger seated on the passenger seat by transmitting light from a lower area of the front display to the see-through panel
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AI summary
A cockpit system for changing a display layout according to a display mode in a mobile device, a method therefor, and a display system for a vehicle are provided. The cockpit system includes a front display disposed in front of a driver's seat and a passenger seat of the mobile device, the front display including a plurality of display areas, a controller to move the front display downward, in response to a low mode being applied among a plurality of display modes, and a see-through panel to provide information to a driver seated on the driver's seat and a passenger seated on the passenger seat by transmitting light from a lower area of the front display to the see-through panel, after the front display is moved downward.