Universal Console Chassis Modular Vehicle Ecosystem
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicles lack a comprehensive ecosystem that integrates both physical and mental comforts, failing to provide a seamless and intuitive user experience by not fully considering the vehicle as an environment that operates seamlessly with electronic devices.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle ecosystem that combines devices, applications, interfaces, hardware, and software to create a connected and intuitive user experience, allowing communication between the vehicle and various devices, including mobile devices, other vehicles, and systems, to provide a familiar and comfortable environment for travelers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a comprehensive ecosystem integrating multiple devices, applications, and systems is implemented in the vehicle, then user experience and comfort are improved, but device complexity and system integration difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle console is divided into multiple modular slots that can independently accommodate different electronic devices. Each slot operates as a separate functional unit, allowing devices to be individually installed, removed, and configured without affecting other components. This modular segmentation reduces overall system integration complexity while enabling comprehensive ecosystem functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The console chassis is designed with universal compatibility to accommodate various types of electronic devices with different functions (media players, navigation systems, communication devices, etc.). The standardized slot design and interface configurations enable a single console structure to support multiple device types, reducing the need for device-specific integration solutions and simplifying system complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple electronic devices are integrated into the vehicle console, then communication and connectivity capabilities are enhanced, but manufacturing complexity and assembly difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The console is manufactured as a modular assembly with pre-configured slots and connection interfaces. Each slot is designed as a standardized component that can be independently assembled and tested before final integration. This segmentation allows parallel manufacturing processes and reduces assembly complexity by breaking down the integration task into manageable sub-assemblies.
Solution Approach 2:
The console chassis incorporates universal mounting structures, standardized electrical connectors, and common interface protocols that work across different device types. This universality enables a single manufacturing process and assembly procedure to accommodate multiple device configurations, significantly reducing manufacturing complexity and assembly difficulty.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the vehicle console is designed to accommodate various devices with different dimensions, then adaptability is improved, but structural design complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The console structure is divided into discrete slots with standardized dimensions and mounting points. Each slot is designed as an independent structural unit with fixed geometric parameters, allowing devices of varying sizes to be accommodated through selective slot configuration rather than custom structural design. This segmentation simplifies structural design by reducing the problem to standardized modular units.
Solution Approach 2:
The console employs a universal slot design with standardized opening sizes, mounting bracket configurations, and structural support patterns. This universal structure can accommodate multiple device types and dimensions through a single structural framework, eliminating the need for device-specific structural modifications and reducing overall structural design complexity.
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AI summary
Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure includes a universal chassis that may be mounted in the head unit of a vehicle. The chassis may accept one or more modules that each have common dimensions. With a common form factor, the universal chassis is configurable as different modules with different functionality may be inserted into the chassis with ease.