Seat Air Conditioning Control for Adaptive Occupancy-Based Power Saving
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle control systems fail to adaptively control air conditioning functions based on user presence, leading to unnecessary power consumption when users move from one seat to another or exit the vehicle.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle control apparatus equipped with sensors, a memory, and a processor that adaptively turns on or off air conditioning functions based on user presence, seat type, duration of absence, vehicle speed, and door status to optimize energy use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the air conditioning function continues to operate after the user moves away from the specified seat, then user convenience is maintained, but power consumption increases unnecessarily
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors sensor information (weight sensors, door sensors, ignition status) to detect user presence and automatically adjusts the air conditioning operation accordingly. When the sensor detects that the user has moved away from the seat or exited the vehicle, the system receives feedback and automatically terminates the air conditioning function for that seat, resolving the contradiction between maintaining user convenience and reducing power consumption.
2Use of energy by moving object
If the vehicle control apparatus provides adaptive cooperation with the air conditioning device to end the air conditioning function, then power consumption is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle control apparatus integrates multiple functions including seat occupancy detection, door status monitoring, ignition state tracking, and air conditioning control into a single unified system. By making the control apparatus universal and multi-functional, the patent avoids adding separate dedicated systems for each function, thereby reducing overall device complexity while still achieving adaptive power management.
3Use of energy by moving object
If the air conditioning function is turned off immediately when the user moves away, then power consumption is reduced, but user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the air conditioning operation based on real-time sensor feedback rather than using fixed on/off control. The control apparatus continuously evaluates current conditions (user presence, door status, ignition state) and adapts the air conditioning function accordingly, allowing for flexible and context-appropriate operation that balances power consumption with user convenience.
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AI summary
An apparatus for controlling a vehicle is introduced. The apparatus may comprise a memory storing at least one instruction, and a processor, wherein the at least one instruction is configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to turn on, based on an occurrence of a specified event, an air conditioning function, of an air conditioner, for a specified seat, determine, based on sensor information from a sensor, whether a user is sitting on the specified seat, and determine, based on the user sitting on the specified seat, whether to turn off the air conditioning function, based on at least one of a type of the specified seat, whether a no sitting state of the user is determined, a duration of the no sitting state, a speed of the vehicle, or whether a door corresponding to the specified seat is open.