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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing touch-type operation input device for vehicles lacks intuitive operability for controlling air conditioning, as users cannot easily determine which part of the vehicle the air conditioning is targeting and the interface is not user-friendly.
Innovation Solution
A control system that displays a screen with a control target icon and an effective area for touch operations, detecting gestures to select and control the air conditioner, with gestures away from the icon increasing control amounts and towards the icon decreasing them, allowing for intuitive airflow and temperature adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a touch-type operation input device displays only memory indicating temperature magnitude and guidance image, then the device structure is simple, but the user cannot intuitively know which part inside the vehicle the air conditioning is to be controlled, resulting in low operability
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is segmented into multiple functional regions: a control target icon indicating the air conditioning system, an effective area surrounding the icon for touch operations, and visual feedback elements showing control amounts. This segmentation allows users to intuitively understand which part is being controlled while maintaining a relatively simple overall display structure.
Solution Approach 2:
A controller acts as an intermediary between the touch operations and the air conditioning system. The controller detects touch positions within the effective area, determines control amounts based on these positions, and transmits control signals to the air conditioning system, thereby enabling intuitive control without complex direct interface requirements.
2Ease of operation
If the display screen includes control target icon and effective area with gesture detection, then the user can intuitively control air conditioning, but the detection and control logic becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes parameters based on touch position within the effective area. The control amount parameter is dynamically adjusted according to the distance and direction of the touch from the control target icon, allowing intuitive control where the further the touch is from the icon, the greater the control amount, and vice versa.
Solution Approach 2:
The display screen itself serves as the detection interface. The effective area is defined relative to the control target icon, and the system automatically determines control amounts based on touch positions within this area, eliminating the need for separate physical controls or complex manual configuration.
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AI summary
An equipment control device includes a controller that controls a control target based on a touch operation by a user on a touch panel display. The display displays a display screen that includes a control target icon resembling the control target, and a plurality of touch areas an effective area that enables the touch operation for operating the control target; and detects a first gesture and a second gesture from the touch operation. The second gesture is different from the first gesture, and has a fixed direction. The controller in a case where the display detects the first gesture in the effective area any one of the plurality of the touch areas, executes at least one of selecting the control target and controlling a direction of the control target; in a case where the display detects the second gesture in the one touch area effective area and the second gesture has a direction away from the control target icon, increases a control amount of the control target; and in a case where the display detects the second gesture in the effective area and the second gesture has a direction approaching the control target icon, decreases a control amount of the control target.