Personalized In-Car User Guidance for Driverless Vehicle Functions

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems for guiding users in driverless motor vehicles do not adequately tailor instructions to individual user needs, particularly for users with physical or mental impairments, leading to a less pleasant and more complex user experience.

Innovation Solution

An electronic user guidance system that generates individualized guidance for motor vehicle functional components based on a user's electronic profile, which includes physically and mentally related usage restrictions, and outputs this guidance through various formats such as visual, acoustic, and haptic means.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If generic user guidance is provided for motor vehicle functional components, then the system complexity is reduced, but the ease of operation deteriorates for users with physical or mental impairments

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of operationVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by collecting user profile data, usage restrictions, and preferences before the user needs guidance. The management unit pre-processes this information to prepare personalized guidance content, so that when the user interacts with functional components, the tailored guidance is already available and can be immediately provided through output units.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The guidance system is designed to be dynamic and adaptive rather than static. The management unit continuously adjusts the guidance content based on the user's profile, current context, and interaction history. The system can modify guidance parameters such as level of detail, presentation format, and timing to match the specific needs of each user, making the system flexible enough to serve diverse user groups effectively.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Ease of operation

If comprehensive user guidance is provided for all functional components, then the ease of operation is improved, but information overload occurs for users

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of operationVSAvoidinformation overload
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies local quality by customizing guidance content according to each user's specific needs, capabilities, and context. Instead of providing uniform comprehensive guidance to all users, the management unit selectively delivers guidance information tailored to individual users' usage restrictions and preferences. This ensures that each user receives the appropriate amount and type of information without being overwhelmed by irrelevant or excessive details.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements partial action by providing guidance only when and where it is needed, rather than continuously or universally. The management unit determines the optimal timing and scope of guidance delivery based on user profile analysis and current operational context, delivering just enough information to help users operate functional components safely and effectively without creating information overload.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Adaptability or versatility

If individualized guidance is generated based on user profiles, then the adaptability is improved, but the processing time and system complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveadaptabilityVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary processing of user profile data, usage restrictions, and preferences in advance, before actual guidance delivery is needed. The management unit pre-analyzes user characteristics and prepares personalized guidance templates, reducing the computational burden during real-time interactions and minimizing processing delays when users need guidance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses copying by creating and storing standardized guidance templates for different functional components and user types. Once guidance content is generated and validated for a particular user profile or component type, it can be replicated and reused for similar situations, significantly reducing processing time while maintaining high adaptability across diverse user scenarios.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentEP4017752B1Method for providing an individual user navigation for at least one functional component of a motor vehicle for a user in the motor vehicle, and electronic user navigation system
Publication Date: 2025.06.11 VOLKSWAGEN AG
  • EP4017752B1 patent drawing

AI summary

The invention relates to a method for providing an individual user navigation for at least one functional component (2) of a motor vehicle (4) for a user (3) in the motor vehicle (4), wherein - the individual user navigation is generated by means of a management unit (5), and - the generated individual user navigation is output to the user (3) in the motor vehicle (4) by an output unit (6) of the motor vehicle (4), wherein - an electronic request for a travel route with the driverless motor vehicle (4) is transmitted to the management unit (5) by the user (3), wherein - in addition to the electronic request, a predefined electronic user profile (13) of the user (3) is provided to the management unit (5), wherein - the individual user navigation is generated and provided for the at least one functional component (5) for the travel route with the driverless motor vehicle (4) by means of the management unit (5) depending on the electronic user profile (13) of the user (3). In addition, the invention relates to an electronic user navigation system (1).