Rotatable Dashboard Display With Auto-Adjusting Visor Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing dashboard assemblies in vehicles face issues with visibility and protection of display units from sunlight, dust, and rain, leading to reduced readability and potential damage, and require manual intervention for adjusting visors, which can be distracting and unsafe.
Innovation Solution
A dashboard control system with a rotatable display unit and a multi-functional visor that automatically adjusts positions based on sensor inputs and user preferences, providing keyless access and integrated protection from sunlight and debris, while allowing for ergonomic and customizable display configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If manual visor adjustment is implemented, then protection from sunlight and debris is improved, but rider distraction and safety risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The visor system automatically adjusts and positions itself without requiring manual intervention from the rider. Sensors detect environmental conditions such as sunlight angle and intensity, and the system autonomously controls the visor's movement to provide optimal protection, thereby eliminating rider distraction while maintaining protective functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The visor system proactively positions itself in advance based on predicted or detected environmental conditions. By using sensors to anticipate sunlight direction and debris risks before they affect the rider, the system pre-adjusts the visor position, ensuring protection is already in place before harmful factors become problematic
2Ease of operation
If display units are exposed for better readability, then information accessibility is improved, but vulnerability to sunlight and environmental damage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The visor system dynamically adjusts its position and transparency based on real-time environmental conditions and rider preferences. The visor can transition between fully closed, partially open, and fully open states, allowing the display to be protected when not in use and exposed when needed, while the system continuously adapts to changing sunlight angles and intensity
Solution Approach 2:
The visor serves multiple functions simultaneously: it protects the display from sunlight and debris, provides aerodynamic benefits, and can be configured in various positions to balance protection with readability. The system integrates multiple control modes including automatic sensor-based adjustment and manual rider control, making it adaptable to different scenarios
3Ease of operation
If automatic visor adjustment is implemented, then rider safety is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces complex manual mechanical adjustment mechanisms with automated electronic control. Sensors detect environmental conditions and automatically trigger motorized visor adjustment, eliminating the need for manual intervention while using relatively simple actuator mechanisms to achieve the protective function
Solution Approach 2:
The automatic visor system uses sensors to continuously monitor environmental conditions such as sunlight angle, intensity, and rider position, and feeds this information back to the control system. Based on this feedback, the system automatically adjusts the visor position to optimize protection while minimizing complexity through responsive, condition-based control
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AI summary
A dashboard control system of a vehicle includes: one or more sensors positioned in the vehicle for generating sensor outputs; one or more control inputs located on at least one of the vehicle and a user device communicatively coupled to the vehicle; and a dashboard assembly positioned in the vehicle facing a rider of the vehicle, the dashboard assembly including at least one visor unit coupled with a rotatable display unit with at least one display face. The rotatable display unit includes at least one drive unit and at least one controller for controlling operation of at least one of the at least one visor unit and the rotatable display unit, based on the sensor outputs and the one or more control inputs.