Passenger-Activated Cockpit Display for Driver Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for an integrated solution to manage digital cockpits in vehicles, particularly to handle passenger and driver-specific display functions efficiently, ensuring convenience and aesthetics while maintaining forward visibility.
Innovation Solution
A cockpit system with a front display, a camera for occupant detection, and a controller to activate or deactivate passenger-specific shy buttons and displays based on the presence of a passenger, along with a see-through panel to provide simplified information in a low mode.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If passenger-specific controls (shy buttons) are always visible on the front display, then passenger convenience and control accessibility are improved, but the driver's forward visibility and focus are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The shy button display area dynamically changes its visibility state based on detected passenger presence. When a passenger is detected, the shy button area transitions from an invisible state (matching the background) to a visible state, allowing the passenger to access controls without permanently obstructing the driver's view. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction between passenger accessibility and driver visibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The front display is divided into distinct functional areas: a driver area and a shy button area. The shy button area specifically provides passenger controls when needed, while maintaining a clean appearance when not in use. This local differentiation allows passenger functionality to be added without compromising the overall driver-focused display design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the shy button area is made visible for passenger controls, then passenger functionality is improved, but the aesthetic uniformity and simplicity of the display are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The shy button area transitions between invisible and visible states, maintaining display uniformity when not in use and providing passenger functionality when needed. This dynamic appearance change allows the display to maintain its aesthetic simplicity while adapting to passenger control requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The shy button area changes its optical properties (from transparent/hidden to visible) based on passenger presence detection. This appearance transformation allows the display to maintain visual uniformity in normal operation while providing differentiated passenger control functionality when activated.
3Loss of information
If multiple display areas are always active, then comprehensive vehicle information is provided, but energy consumption and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically activates or deactivates the shy button display area based on passenger presence detection. When no passenger is detected, the shy button area remains invisible and consumes minimal energy. When a passenger is detected, the area becomes visible and provides relevant controls. This on-demand activation reduces overall energy consumption while maintaining information completeness when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The passenger control functionality is extracted as a separate, conditionally-active shy button area rather than being permanently integrated into the main display. This extraction allows the system to provide comprehensive vehicle information through the main display while only activating the additional passenger control area when a passenger is present, thereby reducing unnecessary energy consumption.
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AI summary
A cockpit system and a vehicle thereof are provided. The cockpit includes: a front display disposed in front of a driver's seat and a passenger seat of the vehicle, the front display including display areas and a shy button included in at least one of the display areas; a camera to monitor the driver's seat or the passenger seat; and a controller that determines whether an occupant is in the driver's seat or the passenger seat, controls at least one of the display areas of the front display, makes the display area including the shy button indistinguishable from the other display areas in response to the shy button being deactivated, and activates the shy button, only when the occupant is detected in the passenger seat through the camera.