Transparent Electrode Windshield for Motorcycle Switch Projection
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Solution Overview
Problem
In saddle-type vehicles like motorcycles, it is challenging to arrange a touch panel and a heads-up display due to limited space, causing a mismatch between the actual switch manipulation and the displayed switch, which affects the driver's ability to feel direct manipulation.
Innovation Solution
A saddle-type vehicle equipped with a transparent electrode on a transparent member, such as a windshield, and a projection apparatus that projects video of switches onto the electrode, allowing the rider to manipulate virtual switches, improving usability and space efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a touch panel and heads-up display are arranged separately, then the driver can manipulate switches and view displays, but the driver cannot feel direct manipulation and requires more space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the touch panel and heads-up display into a single integrated transparent electrode structure. The transparent electrode serves dual functions: as a touch-sensitive input surface and as a display surface for virtual switch images, eliminating the need for separate components and reducing overall space requirements while providing direct manipulation feedback to the driver
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses projected virtual images of switches on the transparent electrode to create visual copies of control elements. These projected images allow the driver to see and interact with switch representations directly at the point of manipulation, providing immediate visual feedback without requiring separate display components
2Ease of operation
If a touch panel is arranged on the steering handle, then the driver can manipulate switches, but the switch position does not match the displayed position in the heads-up display
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the touch input function and visual display function into a single transparent electrode assembly. The virtual switch images are projected directly onto the touch-sensitive surface at the exact locations where touch input is detected, ensuring perfect spatial correspondence between the physical manipulation point and the visual feedback location, thereby eliminating position mismatch
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the rider to feel direct manipulation of switches while enhancing the ability to manage controls, even in vehicles with limited space, by projecting switch videos onto the transparent electrode, thus improving operational ease and space utilization.
Implementation Method 1
a transparent member that transparently passes light
Data Source
AI summary
A motorcycle comprising a transparent member that transparently passes light. The motorcycle further comprises a transparent electrode that is arranged on a windshield serving as the transparent member and can be manipulated by a rider (driver) of the motorcycle, a projection apparatus that projects video of a switch relating to manipulation of the motorcycle onto the transparent electrode.