Vehicle Display Layout for Intuitive Side-Matched Option Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing vehicle information display systems face difficulties in intuitively presenting selection options, as the display positions of selection options and operation sections do not correspond, leading to confusion and potential misoperation, especially during autonomous driving.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle information display system is designed with an operation section positioned on one side relative to the driver seat, allowing intuitive selection of selection options displayed on the same side, while a non-selectable image region is positioned on the opposite side to prevent misoperation, and the system includes a head-up display and instrument panel displays for enhanced visibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the operation section is positioned away from the selection option display region, then the driver seat can maintain a centralized information display area, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to non-corresponding positions requiring additional cognitive effort
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies asymmetry by positioning the operation section and selection option display region on the same side (left or right) of the driver seat, creating an asymmetric layout that corresponds to the driver's natural hand position. This asymmetric arrangement improves ease of operation by allowing intuitive selection without requiring the driver to reach across the center or process complex spatial relationships, while maintaining a centralized vicinity information display region for other vehicle data.
2Reliability
If selection options are displayed without corresponding operation sections, then the display section can show all information centrally, but misoperation risk increases due to unclear operation positions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary visual indicator (such as a frame or highlight) that mediates between the selection option display region and the operation section. This intermediary element clearly indicates which option is currently selectable and corresponds to the position of the operation section, reducing misoperation risk by providing unambiguous visual feedback about the intended interaction target while maintaining ease of operation through intuitive spatial correspondence.
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AI summary
A vehicle information display system an operation section provided at one side in a vehicle width direction relative to a driver seat, the operation section being structured so as to be operable by a vehicle occupant; and a display section provided at a position that is viewable from the driver seat, a vicinity information display region in which vicinity information of the vehicle being displayed being specified at a central portion of the display section, and a selection option display region being specified at one side in the vehicle width direction of the display section, relative to the vicinity information display region, the selection option display region being selectable by the vehicle occupant operating the operation section.