Vehicle Lamp Light Control via Location-Based Automation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Manual control of vehicle lamp lights can lead to forgetfulness or incorrect operation, resulting in traffic accidents, as drivers must remember and apply complex rules for turning on/off lights, which is difficult and prone to errors.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that automatically control vehicle lamp lights by obtaining current location information and determining control instructions based on predetermined information and rules, using GPS, servers, and in-vehicle devices to execute lamp light control, reducing driver workload and preventing incorrect operations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual control of lamp light is implemented, then the driver has direct control over lamp operations, but the driver may forget to turn on lamp light or operate it incorrectly, causing traffic accidents

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelamp light control operationVSAvoidlamp light control accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables lamp light control to be performed automatically without driver intervention. The control unit receives location information, determines whether the vehicle is in a tunnel based on predetermined rules, and automatically controls the lamp light accordingly, making the system serve itself rather than requiring manual driver operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously receives location information from the location information receiving unit and uses this feedback to dynamically adjust lamp light control decisions. The control unit processes real-time location data against predetermined rules to determine appropriate lamp light states, creating a closed-loop feedback system that improves reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If the driver must remember complex rules for turning on/off lamp light, then precise control can be achieved, but the operation becomes difficult and prone to errors

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelamp light control accuracyVSAvoidlamp light control operation
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The control unit automatically applies predetermined control rules without requiring the driver to remember or understand them. The system self-manages the complex decision-making process by comparing location information against stored rules and executing appropriate control actions autonomously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The control unit acts as an intermediary between location information and lamp light control execution. It receives location data, processes it through predetermined rules, and translates this into appropriate lamp light control instructions, shielding the driver from complex rule interpretation while maintaining accurate control.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Extent of automation

If automatic control based on location information is implemented, then driver workload is reduced and control precision is improved, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelamp light control automationVSAvoidcontrol system structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The control unit serves multiple functions: it receives location information, determines tunnel status based on predetermined rules, generates control instructions, and executes lamp light control. By consolidating these functions into a single multi-functional component, the system achieves high automation without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-stores control rules in the control unit before runtime operations. By preparing the decision-making logic in advance, the system can execute automatic control rapidly and accurately without requiring complex real-time processing, thereby reducing operational complexity while maintaining high automation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS10377301B2Lamp light control method and apparatus, computer storage medium and in-vehicle device
Publication Date: 2019.08.13 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

A lamp light control technical solution includes obtaining current location information of a vehicle, obtaining a control instruction determined based on predetermined information and a predetermined control rule, where the predetermined information at least including information determined according to the current location information, and the predetermined control rule including a correspondence between the predetermined information and the control instruction. The lamp light control technical solution further includes executing the control instruction, to control lamp light of the vehicle. A computer storage medium and an in-vehicle device for implementing the lamp light control are also provided.