Vehicle Function Informing System for Driver Awareness
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Solution Overview
Problem
Many vehicle drivers are unaware of or unskilled in using various advanced functions installed in their vehicles, such as paddle shift and intermittent wiper systems, leading to inefficient operation.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising electronic control units, a telematics multimedia system center, a function informing controller, and a vehicle customer relation management platform that analyzes driver behavior and usage patterns to recommend underutilized functions, providing information through the vehicle's display or speaker to enhance driver awareness and proficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If various advanced functions are installed in the vehicle, then the vehicle functionality and capabilities are improved, but the driver's awareness and usage of these functions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors function usage data through ECUs and TMS terminal, analyzes driving tendencies via VCRM platform, and provides feedback to drivers through the function informing controller about underutilized functions and recommendations, creating a closed-loop system that adapts to driver behavior
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically collects usage data, analyzes driving patterns, identifies underutilized functions, and generates recommendations without requiring driver intervention, allowing the system to serve itself in improving driver awareness and function utilization
2Ease of operation
If the system provides detailed function information and recommendations, then driver awareness and function usage improve, but the system complexity and information processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The VCRM platform performs multiple functions including collecting usage data, analyzing driving tendencies, identifying underutilized functions, and generating recommendations through a single integrated system, reducing the need for separate dedicated components for each function
Solution Approach 2:
The TMS terminal acts as an intermediary that collects data from multiple ECUs and transmits it to the VCRM platform, while the function informing controller serves as another intermediary that processes recommendations and delivers information to the driver through existing vehicle interfaces
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AI summary
A system for informing a function of a vehicle includes a plurality of electronic control units (ECUs) to control a corresponding function. A telematics multimedia system center (TMS) terminal receives signal values and state changed values input/output to/from the ECUs and transmits the received signal values and state changed values to outside. A function informing controller controls the TMS terminal and output function informing. A TMS center receives various signal values and state change values through the TMS terminal. A vehicle customer relation management (VCRM) platform provides information about a usage frequency of the corresponding function based on the signal values and the state changed values received. A usage analysis controller controls the VCRM platform and the TMS center so as to transmit the information provided from the VCRM platform to the function informing controller.