In-Vehicle Electrical Component Control for Unoccupied Autonomous Movement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Autonomous vehicles consume unnecessary energy when moving in a parking lot without a user, as existing technologies do not consider the energy usage when the vehicle is unoccupied.
Innovation Solution
An electrical component control device with a request determination unit, operation restraining unit, operation state recording unit, and state restoring unit is implemented to control the operation of electrical components in autonomous vehicles, restraining their operations when the vehicle moves without a user and restoring their states when the user returns.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If electrical components operate normally during autonomous vehicle movement, then user comfort is maintained, but energy consumption increases unnecessarily
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by recording the operation states of electrical components before the autonomous vehicle movement begins. This allows the system to restore these recorded states after movement, ensuring user comfort is maintained without unnecessary energy consumption during the autonomous operation period.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts the operation states of electrical components based on the autonomous vehicle's movement status. During autonomous movement, components are restrained from operating; when the vehicle stops and user access is detected, components are restored to their recorded states. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction between energy saving and user comfort.
2Loss of energy
If electrical components are restrained during autonomous movement, then energy consumption is reduced, but user comfort may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary recording of electrical component operation states before autonomous movement. This preliminary action ensures that when the vehicle stops, the system can restore the exact states that were active before movement, preventing any loss of user comfort while achieving energy savings during autonomous operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from detecting whether the vehicle is in an autonomous operation state and whether a user is present to control the restoration of electrical component states. This feedback mechanism ensures components are only restored when appropriate (when user is present), preventing energy waste while maintaining user comfort.
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AI summary
An electrical component control device controls an operation state of at least one electrical component mounted in an autonomous vehicle. The electrical component control device comprises a request determination unit that determines whether a movement request for moving the autonomous vehicle in a state where a user is not in the autonomous vehicle is received; an operation restraining unit that restrains operations of multiple target electrical components representing an electrical component that acts on five senses of the user when the autonomous vehicle is instructed to move in response to the movement request; an operation state recording unit that records operation states of the multiple target electrical components; and a state restoring unit that restores the operation states of the multiple target electrical components to the operation states of the multiple target electrical components recorded in the memory, before the user gets on the autonomous vehicle.