Platooning Vehicle Touch Interface Gesture Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional user interfaces for platooning vehicles do not provide intuitive and simple methods for drivers to enter commands, such as joining or withdrawing from a platooning group, which can complicate operations and degrade safety while driving.
Innovation Solution
A user interface apparatus featuring a touch screen display, sensor, and communication circuit that allows drivers to input commands through various touch inputs, such as long press, tap, drag, or swiping gestures, to request joining or withdrawing from a platooning group, with the system displaying guides to facilitate these actions and communicating with other vehicles for approval.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If physical switches or buttons are used for platooning commands, then the interface is simple to implement, but driver convenience and safety are degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces physical mechanical switches and buttons with a touch screen display interface. The touch screen receives various touch inputs (single touch, multi-touch, drag, swipe, flick gestures) to control platooning operations, eliminating the need for mechanical components while providing more intuitive and convenient driver interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface dynamically adapts based on driving conditions. The control circuit determines whether to enable touch input reception based on vehicle state (moving or stationary), and the display dynamically shows different UI elements (platooning group information, external vehicle objects, guide arrows) based on sensor detection and communication data.
2Ease of operation
If multiple touch input methods are provided, then driver convenience is improved, but input recognition complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides visual feedback by displaying guide arrows on the touch screen that indicate which direction or object the system is ready to respond to. The display shows platooning group information, external vehicle positions, and directional guides that help the driver understand the system's current state and provide appropriate input, reducing the cognitive load of complex gesture recognition.
3Loss of information
If real-time platooning information is displayed, then driver awareness is improved, but display complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display interface is segmented into distinct functional areas: platooning group information display showing current status and member vehicles, external vehicle object display showing detected vehicles with their positions, and guide arrow display showing operational directions. This segmentation organizes complex information into manageable, visually distinct sections that reduce overall display complexity while maintaining information completeness.
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AI summary
A user interface providing apparatus configured for platooning of a vehicle may include a touch screen display, a sensor detecting an external object of the vehicle, a communication circuit communicating with an outside, and a control circuit electrically connected to the touch screen display and the sensor. The control circuit is configured to display a first object corresponding to the vehicle and a second object corresponding to an external vehicle detected by the sensor, on the touch screen display, to receive a touch input associated with the second object, using the touch screen display, and to make a request for joining in a platooning group, to the external vehicle via the communication circuit in a response to the touch input.