Vehicle Control Apparatus Integrating Passenger Recognition and Environment Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing route generation systems for vehicles primarily consider driver fatigue and lack comprehensive integration of multiple passenger and environmental factors, which limits their ability to provide optimal convenience and comfort.
Innovation Solution
A control apparatus and method that acquires recognition results about passengers and surrounding environment information, including biological data and route preferences, to generate travel routes that cater to various purposes and passenger needs, such as business, chatting, or napping, by adjusting vehicle settings like temperature, sound, and route selection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If route generation considers only driver fatigue level, then the system complexity is low, but the passenger convenience and comfort are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple information acquisition functions into a single control apparatus that simultaneously collects passenger recognition results (biological information, emotions, preferences) and surrounding environment information (weather, traffic, noise). This integration allows comprehensive route generation considering multiple factors without proportionally increasing system complexity, as the system processes these data streams through unified control logic.
Solution Approach 2:
The control apparatus performs multiple functions: acquiring passenger biological information, detecting emotions, gathering environmental data, and generating optimized routes. This multi-functional design enables the system to adapt to various passenger needs (business, chatting, napping) while maintaining a single integrated platform rather than requiring separate specialized systems for each function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple factors are integrated for route generation, then passenger comfort is improved, but the information processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments information acquisition into distinct modules: a first information acquisition circuit for passenger recognition results and a second information acquisition circuit for surrounding environment information. This segmentation allows the system to handle complex multi-factor data processing by dividing it into manageable, specialized subsystems that can be processed independently before integration, reducing overall processing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors passenger recognition results and environment information, using this feedback to dynamically adjust and optimize route generation. The control apparatus processes ongoing data streams from multiple sources, allowing real-time adaptation to changing passenger needs and environmental conditions, thereby improving route optimization capability while managing information processing through systematic feedback loops.
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AI summary
A control apparatus comprises a first information acquisition circuit configured to acquire a recognition result relating to a passenger of a vehicle; a second information acquisition circuit configured to acquire information relating to a surrounding environment of the vehicle; and a vehicle control circuit configured to generate a travel route of the vehicle based on the recognition result acquired by the first information acquisition circuit and the information relating to the surrounding environment acquired by the second information acquisition circuit, wherein the information relating to the surrounding environment includes information relating to a route set according to the recognition result.