Vehicle Display Positioning for Viewing and Reach Interaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle displays are suboptimal for both viewing and interaction due to fixed locations that do not accommodate the varying needs of occupants, requiring a system to dynamically adjust position and orientation based on user interaction and viewing requirements.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses a system controller to monitor occupant posture, hand and head movements, and verbal input to automatically move and tilt a display via motorized carriages or articulating arms to optimize positioning and orientation for interaction or viewing, utilizing machine learning models for preference prediction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the display location is fixed, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability to different user needs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces a fixed display mounting with a dynamic motorized carriage system that can automatically adjust the display position and orientation based on real-time occupant monitoring data, machine learning predictions, and detected user preferences, thereby achieving high adaptability while maintaining manageable system complexity through automated control.
Solution Approach 2:
The display system autonomously adjusts its own position and orientation based on sensor data and machine learning models that predict optimal configurations, eliminating the need for manual user adjustment and enabling the system to self-optimize for different user needs and interaction scenarios.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the display position is automatically adjusted, then adaptability to user needs is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The motorized carriage system is controlled automatically through integration with the vehicle's existing sensor network and machine learning models, allowing the display to self-adjust its position and orientation without requiring complex manual control interfaces or additional user input mechanisms, thereby managing complexity through autonomous operation.
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AI summary
A system for automatically positioning a display relative to an occupant within a vehicle includes a system controller adapted to identify user preferences for a position of the display, an occupant monitoring system adapted to monitor the occupant, a microphone adapted to receive verbal input from the occupant, the system controller further adapted to determine that the occupant is one of reaching toward the display, or viewing the display, and automatically move the display to a first position that is optimal for facilitating physical interaction, by the occupant, with the display when the system controller determines that the occupant is reaching toward the display, and automatically move the display to a second position that is optimal for allowing the occupant to view the display when the system controller determines that the occupant is viewing the display.