Vehicle Exit Alerting Control for Door Collision Warnings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing getting-out assistance apparatuses fail to provide appropriate alerting to vehicle occupants based on the type of alerting device and vehicle destination, leading to inconsistent and potentially ineffective warnings.
Innovation Solution
An electronic control unit that determines the manner of alerting using alerting device type information, vehicle destination information, and control unit specification information to activate mirror indicators, door indicators, and door illuminators appropriately.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a single alerting method is used for all alerting devices and destinations, then the device complexity is reduced, but the alerting effectiveness and appropriateness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The alerting control system dynamically adjusts the alerting method based on real-time conditions including alerting device type, vehicle destination, and control unit specifications. The electronic control unit selects from multiple alerting strategies (mirror indicator activation, door indicator activation, door illuminator activation, or combinations) depending on the detected configuration and destination, making the system adaptive rather than static.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters (which alerting devices to activate, how to activate them, and in what sequence) based on input parameters such as alerting device type information, vehicle destination information, and control unit specification information. This allows the same hardware to perform different alerting functions depending on the configured parameters.
2Adaptability or versatility
If alerting is customized based on device type and destination, then the alerting appropriateness is improved, but the control unit complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic control unit is designed to handle multiple alerting device types (mirror indicators, door indicators, door illuminators) and multiple destination scenarios through a single unified control architecture. The control unit receives various types of input information and universally applies appropriate alerting strategies regardless of the specific device configuration or destination, eliminating the need for separate control units for each scenario.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary identification of the alerting device type, vehicle destination, and control unit specifications before executing the alerting sequence. By determining the appropriate alerting strategy in advance based on pre-received information, the control unit avoids complex real-time decision-making during actual alerting events, reducing operational complexity.
3Reliability
If multiple alerting methods are available, then the alerting effectiveness is improved, but the difficulty of determining the appropriate alerting method increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses feedback from the identified alerting device type, vehicle destination, and control unit specifications to automatically determine the appropriate alerting method. The electronic control unit receives information about the configured devices and destinations, processes this feedback, and automatically selects the most suitable alerting strategy without requiring manual intervention or complex real-time analysis.
Solution Approach 2:
The alerting control system performs self-configuration and self-selection of alerting methods based on the detected device type and destination information. The electronic control unit automatically determines which alerting devices to activate and how to activate them without external guidance, making the system self-sufficient in selecting the appropriate alerting strategy.
Data Source
AI summary
A getting-out assistance apparatus performs alerting to an occupant of a vehicle by an alerting device of the vehicle to inform the occupant of a presence of a moving object approaching the vehicle and having a probability of coming into contact with at least one door of the vehicle if the at least one door is opened. The apparatus determines a manner of the alerting performed by the alerting device depending on at least one of alerting device type information, vehicle destination information, and control unit specification information. The alerting device type information corresponds to information on a type of the alerting device installed in the vehicle. The vehicle destination information corresponds to information on a destination of the vehicle. The control unit specification information corresponds to information specifications of the electronic control unit which activates the alerting device.