Shared Vehicle Feature Adjustment for Personalized Driver Settings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Shared-use vehicle systems face resistance due to users' attachment to personal vehicle settings, which affects comfort and safety, and there is a need for a system that simulates personal ownership by adjusting vehicle features to match individual preferences.
Innovation Solution
A shared-use vehicle reservation system that automatically adjusts features such as steering wheel position, radio presets, and seat settings based on user preferences through sensors and wireless communication with an onboard computer, allowing users to download and store their preferred settings for later use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If vehicle features are fixed for each user, then user comfort and safety are improved, but shared-use vehicle adoption is hindered due to loss of personalization
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle features are made dynamically adjustable rather than fixed. The system automatically modifies seat position, steering wheel angle, mirror positions, and other features based on the current user's preferences stored in the database, allowing the same vehicle to adapt to different users while maintaining personalized comfort settings for each individual.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a digital copy of each user's preferred vehicle settings and stores it in the database. When a user reserves a vehicle, the system retrieves and applies this copied preference profile to automatically configure the vehicle features, eliminating the need for manual adjustment while preserving personalization.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual adjustment of vehicle features is required, then personalization is achieved, but time consumption and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary configuration by automatically adjusting all vehicle features to match the user's stored preferences before the user enters the vehicle. This preliminary action eliminates the need for manual adjustment during the user's journey, saving time and effort while maintaining full customization.
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle performs self-configuration by automatically detecting which features need adjustment and modifying them according to the stored user profile. The system serves itself by autonomously completing the customization process without requiring user intervention, thereby reducing operational complexity and time consumption.
3Ease of operation
If users maintain personal vehicle ownership, then personalization and comfort are ensured, but environmental impact and economic costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The shared vehicle fleet serves multiple users universally, with each vehicle capable of accommodating different users' preferences through automatic feature adjustment. This multi-functionality allows a single vehicle to replace multiple personally-owned vehicles, reducing the total number of vehicles needed and thereby decreasing environmental impact while maintaining personalized comfort for each user.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a system for automatically adjusting a vehicle feature of a vehicle, where the system includes a first sensor, an onboard computer, a camera, a mirror, a controller; an actuator; and an algorithm. The algorithm instructs the onboard computer in steps for adjusting one or more vehicle features. The first sensor and the controller are in electronic communication with the onboard computer and the controller is in electronic communication with one or more actuators that connect to and adjust the various vehicle features. The onboard computer includes or accesses a database that correlates users, features, and vehicle feature settings. Such vehicle features include vehicle movement, seat position and camera viewing angle.