Vehicle Control System for Pre-Set Pickup States

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for operating vehicles do not efficiently ensure that vehicles are in predetermined states at a specified pick-up time, leading to driver inconvenience and potential delays.

Innovation Solution

A system and method where vehicle components, such as heating, air conditioning, seat heaters, and navigation, are controlled to achieve predetermined states at a predetermined pick-up time, allowing the vehicle to be ready for the driver upon arrival, including autonomous navigation and pre-setting of seats, mirrors, and doors.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If vehicle components are operated in advance to achieve predetermined states at pick-up time, then driver convenience and comfort are improved, but energy consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedriver convenienceVSAvoidenergy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The control device operates vehicle components (heating, air conditioning, seat heaters, navigation) in advance based on the predetermined pick-up time to achieve desired states before the driver arrives, eliminating the need for driver intervention and reducing wait time

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The control device receives information about the pick-up time and uses this feedback to intelligently control when and how to operate various vehicle components, optimizing energy usage based on actual driver arrival expectations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Loss of time

If the vehicle is prepared in advance with predetermined states, then time savings are achieved for the driver, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedriver wait timeVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The control device serves multiple functions: it manages heating, air conditioning, seat heaters, navigation, and other vehicle components through a single integrated system that responds to pick-up time information, reducing the need for separate control mechanisms

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-configures multiple vehicle components simultaneously based on the pick-up time, achieving comprehensive vehicle preparation in advance without requiring complex sequential control logic

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3224101B1Method and device for operating a vehicle
Publication Date: 2022.03.09 ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
  • EP3224101B1 patent drawingFigure 1~4

AI summary

The invention relates to a method for operating a vehicle, wherein one or more vehicle components of the vehicle is/are operated depending upon a predetermined collection time of the vehicle at a collection position of a parking place in such a way that the vehicle exhibits one or more predetermined states at the collection position at the predetermined collection time. The invention relates to a device for operating a vehicle, to a system for operating a vehicle, to a vehicle, and to a computer program.