Vehicle Driver Persona Detection via Sensor Profile Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
In shared vehicles, manual adjustments of driver settings such as seat position, mirror placement, and climate controls are necessary for each user, leading to inefficiency and discomfort due to variations in user height, arm length, and personal preferences.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing sensors within the vehicle to identify user attributes like body weight and entry sequences, matching them against stored driver profiles to automatically configure vehicle settings, including seat, mirror, and climate controls.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple users share a vehicle and manually adjust driver settings, then each user can customize settings to their preferences, but it leads to inefficiency and time consumption due to repeated manual adjustments
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables the vehicle to automatically identify the driver and adjust settings without manual intervention. Sensors detect driver attributes (weight, entry sequence) and the processor automatically retrieves and applies the corresponding driver profile settings, allowing the vehicle to serve itself rather than requiring manual customization each time
Solution Approach 2:
Driver profiles with customized settings are pre-stored in the electronic storage device before the driver needs them. When a driver enters the vehicle, the system quickly matches their attributes against pre-stored profiles and applies the settings immediately, eliminating the need for real-time manual adjustment
2Adaptability or versatility
If driver settings are manually changed for each user, then settings can be customized, but it reduces productivity and convenience due to the repetitive nature of the task
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle system automatically performs the settings adjustment task that would otherwise require manual user intervention. The processor detects driver attributes, queries the electronic storage device for matching profiles, and automatically applies the appropriate settings, making the system self-sufficient
Solution Approach 2:
The manual mechanical adjustment of settings by the driver is replaced with an automated electronic system. Sensors detect driver attributes, the processor electronically retrieves and applies stored profile settings, and actuators automatically adjust physical components like seats and mirrors, replacing manual mechanical adjustment with automated electronic control
3Ease of operation
If the system uses sensors to automatically detect driver attributes, then manual adjustments are eliminated, but the device complexity increases due to additional sensors and processing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor system is designed to detect multiple driver attributes (weight, entry sequence) that can identify the driver. The electronic storage device stores comprehensive driver profiles with multiple settings. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate systems into a unified automated identification and settings management system
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic storage device acts as an intermediary between the sensor detection system and the settings application system. It stores driver profiles and serves as the matching database, mediating between the raw sensor data and the final settings output, which simplifies the overall system architecture
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AI summary
An embodiment of the invention provides a method and system for detecting driver persona in a vehicle wherein an attribute of a user is identified via at least one sensor in the interior of the vehicle. The attribute of the user can include the body weight of the user and/or a sequence of activities performed by the user when entering the vehicle. An electronic storage device is queried with the attribute of the user to determine whether the attribute of the user matches a stored driver attribute. The electronic storage device includes one or more driver profiles that include one or more driver attributes and stored driver settings. Driver settings are set in the vehicle with a processor based on the stored driver settings when the attribute of the user matches a stored driver attribute in the electronic storage device.