Preceding Vehicle Display Layout for Accurate Lane-Aware Positioning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing vehicle display systems inaccurately position or display preceding vehicles, leading to poor user experiences due to vehicle overlap, small models, and limited display, without considering computational efficiency.

Innovation Solution

A method and device for intelligent driving assistance systems that determine the lateral and longitudinal positions of preceding vehicles relative to the ego vehicle using sensor data and lane line algorithms, employing segmented display to optimize vehicle size and position on the instrument panel, reducing computational load.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If the processing unit transmits actual road conditions directly to the instrument for display, then the display shows real-time road conditions, but the display accuracy and user experience deteriorate due to inaccurate vehicle positions and disproportionated sizes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay accuracyVSAvoidreal-time display capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary processing layer between the sensor unit and instrument that calculates relative positions and determines display parameters. This intermediary processing ensures display accuracy while maintaining real-time capability by efficiently computing position relationships before transmission to the display.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system transforms raw sensor data into optimized display parameters by calculating relative positions, determining vehicle models based on distance, and adjusting display attributes. This parameter transformation resolves the contradiction by presenting accurate, appropriately-scaled vehicle representations in real-time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Loss of information

If the instrument displays all preceding vehicles with accurate positions, then the completeness of information is improved, but the device complexity increases due to computational requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidcomputational complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies different display qualities to different vehicles based on their relative positions and relevance. Nearby vehicles receive more detailed processing and larger display models, while distant vehicles use simplified representations. This local differentiation maintains information completeness while reducing overall computational complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The display system segments vehicles into different categories (nearby, distant, same lane, adjacent lanes) and processes each segment with appropriate computational resources. This segmentation allows the system to maintain complete information while optimizing computational efficiency by applying different processing levels to different vehicle groups.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Illumination intensity

If the instrument displays larger vehicle models for distant vehicles, then the visibility is improved, but the accuracy of distance representation deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovevisibilityVSAvoiddistance representation accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts vehicle model sizes based on calculated distance relationships. Vehicles closer to the ego vehicle are displayed with smaller models to maintain accurate spatial representation, while distant vehicles receive larger models for improved visibility. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction by adapting display parameters to each vehicle's specific distance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentEP4714710A1Front vehicle display method and apparatus for intelligent driving assistance system, and computer system
Publication Date: 2026.03.25 DONGFENG MOTOR GRP
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AI summary

A preceding vehicle display method for an intelligent driving assistance system, using the intelligent driving assistance system, comprising the following steps: extraction of parameters: based on a real-time information and combined with an algorithm, a lateral vector distance and a longitudinal vector distance of a preceding vehicle relative to an ego vehicle are output, and a parameter information of left lane line and right lane line of a driving lane of the ego vehicle is simultaneously output; determination of a display position on a screen: a lateral position of the preceding vehicle, a relative position relationship between the preceding vehicle and the lane lines, and longitudinal position relationships among various preceding vehicles are calculated, to respectively obtain a display of lateral position and a display of longitudinal position of the preceding vehicle on the screen, and then parameter signals on the display of lateral position and the display of longitudinal position are transmitted to the screen. A preceding vehicle display device for an intelligent driving assistance system and a computer system are also disclosed. Processed preceding vehicle position information is completely output to an end of a display of screen for display by the display of screen, to be capable of enhancing a visual experience of a customer. The invention can be widely applied in the field of intelligent driving.