Vehicle Navigation Night Vision Switching Modules
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing vehicle navigation and night vision systems are not compatible, making it inconvenient for drivers and passengers to use them simultaneously, affecting driving safety due to their separate installations and non-interoperable designs.
Innovation Solution
A system with navigation and night vision system switching modules that allow the navigation system to display night vision information and vice versa, using video signal cables and communication cables to transmit and control video signals, enabling seamless mode switching between navigation and night vision modes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the navigation system and night vision system are installed separately with independent displays, then each system can function independently, but the usability and convenience for drivers and passengers are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the navigation system and night vision system into a shared display architecture where both systems can output to either the navigation screen or night vision screen through switching modules. This merging allows users to access either system's information from either display, improving convenience while maintaining functional independence through controlled switching.
Solution Approach 2:
The switching modules enable each display screen to serve multiple functions - the navigation screen can display both navigation information and night vision information, while the night vision screen can display both night vision information and navigation information. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by making the system adaptable to different user needs without compromising system independence.
2Reliability
If the navigation screen is located in the control panel and night vision screen is hanging overhead, then each system has its own dedicated display, but passengers in the back seat cannot easily view the navigation route
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic display routing where the switching modules can adaptively direct information to different screens based on user needs. The navigation information can be switched to display on the overhead night vision screen for better passenger visibility, while the night vision information can be switched to the navigation screen for driver convenience, making the display assignment flexible rather than fixed.
Solution Approach 2:
The switching modules act as intermediaries between the navigation system, night vision system, and the two display screens. These intermediaries enable flexible routing of information to appropriate displays, allowing navigation information to be viewed on either screen depending on which position provides better accessibility for the current user.
3Reliability
If the night vision display screen is hanging overhead, then the night vision system has its own dedicated display, but the driver cannot conveniently view it while driving
Solution Approach 1:
The switching modules enable dynamic control over which system displays on which screen. When the driver needs to view night vision information, the switching module can route the night vision output to the navigation screen in the control panel, providing convenient driver access. When passengers need to view navigation information, the switching can be reversed, making the display assignment adaptive rather than static.
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AI summary
The present invention discloses a device for switching between a vehicle navigation system and the night vision system as well as switching method thereof. The said device includes a navigation system switching module connects to the navigation system and a night vision system module connects to the night vision system, while both systems are connecting through video signal cable, and the switching modules are connecting through communication cable. Both switching modules are able to control any system switching into either mode, and transmit any info into either system then displaying the info. Therefore, the navigation system is also able to display night vision info and vice versa, which provides convenience to the users and improves the driving safety.