Stimulation Device for Autonomous Resting Unit Acclimation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing autonomous driving systems fail to prevent sleeping users from being awakened by stimulation when the vehicle departs or arrives, as they do not account for gradual acclimation to departure and arrival sounds and vibrations, potentially disrupting rest.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device and method that includes a control unit to manage a resting unit and a traveling unit, where the control unit acquires user information, transmits commands to the traveling unit to arrive at a desired time, and to a stimulation device to provide gradual stimulation before coupling or departure, simulating the sounds and vibrations experienced during travel, thus acclimating the user.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the vehicle departs while the user is sleeping, then the user can arrive at the destination at the desired time, but the user is awakened by stimulation from coupling and departure
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by activating the stimulation device before the traveling unit couples to or departs with the resting unit. This advance stimulation acclimates the user to the sounds and vibrations of coupling and departure, so that when these events occur during actual travel, the user is not awakened because the stimuli are already familiar and expected.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies preliminary anti-action by using the stimulation device to counteract the harmful effect of stimulation from coupling and departure. By providing controlled stimulation in advance, the system neutralizes the awakening effect that would otherwise occur during actual travel, transforming a harmful stimulus into a tolerable or expected sensation.
2Reliability
If the stimulation device is activated before coupling or departure, then the user is acclimated to the stimulation, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The stimulation device serves multiple functions: it can provide stimulation before coupling, before departure, or both, depending on the travel conditions. This multi-functionality allows a single device to handle various scenarios (short trips, long trips, different coupling arrangements) without requiring separate systems for each case, thereby managing complexity while maintaining reliability.
3Ease of operation
If the traveling unit carries the resting unit, then the user can sleep during transport, but the user experiences stimulation from coupling and departure
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies preliminary action by activating the stimulation device before the traveling unit couples to the resting unit or before departure. This advance stimulation acclimates the user to the sounds and vibrations of coupling and departure, ensuring that when these events occur during actual transport, the user remains undisturbed in sleep.
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AI summary
An information processing device includes a control unit configured to: acquire information on a destination of a user who uses a resting unit including equipment on which the user is able to sleep, information on an arrival time at the destination, and information on a place in which the user uses the resting unit; transmit a command to a traveling unit configured to be coupled to the resting unit and carry the resting unit such that the traveling unit is coupled to the resting unit and arrives at the destination at the arrival time; and transmit a command to a stimulation device configured to stimulate the user who is using the resting unit such that the stimulation device is activated before the traveling unit is coupled to the resting unit or before the traveling unit departs for the destination after being coupled to the resting unit.