Vehicle Display Malfunction Alerts via Inter-Vehicle Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle systems do not provide a means to alert other vehicles or receive indications regarding malfunctions in the visual display, such as non-functioning brake lights or turn signals, leading to potential safety hazards.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a sensor, communication module, and processor that identifies vehicle malfunctions, establishes communication, and transmits alert messages to other vehicles, including malfunction information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If vehicle visual display systems operate independently without external monitoring, then device complexity is reduced, but reliability deteriorates due to undetected malfunctions
Solution Approach 1:
A secondary vehicle acts as an intermediary to monitor and detect visual display malfunctions of the primary vehicle. The secondary vehicle's sensor detects whether the visual display (e.g., brake lights, turn signals) of the primary vehicle operates normally, and a communication module transmits malfunction information between vehicles. This external monitoring mechanism improves reliability without requiring complex internal diagnostic systems in each vehicle.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback loop where the secondary vehicle monitors the primary vehicle's visual display status and transmits malfunction information back to the primary vehicle via communication module. This feedback mechanism enables the primary vehicle to be notified of its visual display malfunctions, improving overall system reliability through external validation and information return.
2Loss of information
If drivers manually monitor their own visual display systems, then device complexity is minimized, but loss of information occurs when drivers are unaware of malfunctions
Solution Approach 1:
The secondary vehicle serves as an intermediary information collector that gathers visual display malfunction data of the primary vehicle and transmits it through the communication module. This external monitoring arrangement ensures that malfunction information is captured and communicated without requiring the primary vehicle's driver to manually check or be aware of the malfunction.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables the primary vehicle to automatically receive malfunction information about its visual display through the communication module without requiring manual inspection by the driver. The secondary vehicle performs the monitoring service, and the information is automatically transmitted back, allowing the primary vehicle to benefit from external monitoring without additional driver effort or complex internal diagnostic equipment.
3Reliability
If real-time malfunction detection is implemented, then safety is improved, but use of energy increases due to continuous monitoring and communication
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuously monitoring all visual display parameters, the system performs partial monitoring by detecting specific malfunction conditions (e.g., whether brake lights or turn signals are functioning) at critical moments. The sensor and communication module operate to detect and transmit malfunction information only when needed, rather than maintaining constant high-level monitoring, thus reducing energy consumption while still achieving real-time detection of safety-critical issues.
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AI summary
Embodiments relate to a system and method of providing an alert to another vehicle that has a malfunction, in the visual display. The method includes obtaining, using a sensor, data of a primary vehicle, identifying, based on the obtained data, a malfunction of the primary vehicle, and establishing communication via a communication module, with the primary vehicle. The method further includes transmitting an alert message to the primary vehicle, wherein, the alert message comprises a malfunction information of the malfunction.