Onboard Vehicle Information System for Operator-Specific Data Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicle operators face difficulties in determining the specific components and features installed on their vehicle due to generic owner's manuals that often include information on optional features not present in their vehicle, making it hard to learn and use the vehicle's components effectively.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising an onboard database and processor that stores vehicle-specific data and operator-behavioral data, providing tailored information to the operator through an interface, recognizing patterns of use and presenting behavior-specific data to enhance learning and understanding of the vehicle's features.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If generic owner's manuals are used to cover all possible vehicle features, then comprehensive information is provided, but the information becomes irrelevant to specific vehicle configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The manual is segmented into multiple sections corresponding to different vehicle features and components. The system divides the comprehensive manual content into feature-specific modules that can be individually selected and presented based on the vehicle's actual configuration, allowing operators to access only relevant information without navigating through irrelevant content.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting the vehicle's specific features and configuration before the operator requests information. The control unit pre-selects and prepares the relevant manual sections based on vehicle identification data, so that when the operator accesses the manual, only pertinent information is displayed, eliminating the need to search through irrelevant content.
2Ease of operation
If comprehensive owner's manuals include all optional features, then all possible information is available, but operators cannot easily locate information for their specific vehicle
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the necessary information from the comprehensive manual based on the vehicle's specific configuration. The control unit identifies and extracts relevant manual sections corresponding to installed features, presenting a condensed version that contains only the information applicable to the operator's vehicle, thereby reducing the effective manual size while maintaining completeness for the specific configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a customized copy of the manual tailored to the specific vehicle configuration. Instead of presenting the complete generic manual, the control unit generates a personalized version by copying and assembling only the relevant sections based on vehicle feature data, making information location trivial while maintaining comprehensive coverage of installed features.
3Productivity
If detailed vehicle information is provided to operators, then learning effectiveness improves, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically detecting vehicle features, identifying relevant manual sections, and presenting customized information without requiring operator intervention to select or filter content. The control unit autonomously matches vehicle configuration data with manual content, delivering personalized information that enhances learning efficiency while keeping the interface simple and requiring minimal user input.
Data Source
AI summary
In an exemplary embodiment a system provides vehicle information to an operator of a vehicle having a plurality of components. The system comprises an onboard database configured to store vehicle-specific data and behavior-specific data and an operator interface. The system includes an onboard processor coupled to the onboard database, the plurality of components, and the operator interface. The onboard processor is configured to provide requested vehicle-specific data to the operator in response to an operator request via the operator interface. The onboard processor is also configured to receive operator-behavioral data from the plurality of components, recognize patterns of operation from the operator-behavioral data, and provide the behavior-specific data to the operator in response to the recognized patterns in the operator-behavioral data.