Vehicle Cabin Display Size Control for Motion Sickness

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Solution Overview

Problem

In vehicles, the short distance between viewers and the projected screen can lead to visually induced motion sickness, and existing solutions, such as adjusting the screen height based on the number of observers, do not effectively prevent this issue.

Innovation Solution

A control apparatus that includes an estimator to determine the position of a person in the vehicle, an obtainer to determine the position of the projected image, and a definer to adjust the display size of the image based on the distance between the viewer's face and the image, thereby optimizing the projection size to minimize visually induced motion sickness.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If the projection size is increased to provide a large screen in the cabin, then the viewing experience is improved, but visually induced motion sickness occurs more frequently

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescreen sizeVSAvoidvisually induced motion sickness
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies dynamics by making the projection size adjustable rather than fixed. The control apparatus dynamically changes the projection size based on detected viewer conditions (seated or standing). When the viewer is detected to be standing, the system reduces the projection size to prevent motion sickness. When seated, the system can provide a larger projection size for better viewing experience. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction between large screen area and prevention of harmful visual effects.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If the screen height is adjusted based on the number of observers, then the adaptability to different viewing scenarios is improved, but the prevention of visually induced motion sickness due to projection size is not achieved

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescreen height adjustmentVSAvoidvisually induced motion sickness
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by expanding the control parameters beyond just screen height to include projection size. The control apparatus detects viewer position and uses this information to adjust multiple parameters: screen height (vertical position) and projection size (display area). This multi-parameter control approach ensures that when viewers are standing, both the height and size are adjusted to appropriate levels to prevent motion sickness, whereas previous solutions only adjusted height. This resolves the limitation where height adjustment alone was insufficient to prevent visually induced motion sickness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20250181148A1Control apparatus and non-transitory computer readable storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.06.05 HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
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AI summary

The control apparatus in an embodiment includes an estimator, an obtainer, and a definer. The estimator estimates the position of a person in a cabin of a vehicle. The obtainer obtains the position of an image displayed by a display apparatus that is installed in the vehicle and displays the image. The definer defines the display size of the image depending on the distance between the position of the face and the position of the image. The definer may reduce the display size as the distance is shorter.