Vehicle Interior Light Control System with Adjustable Fade Patterns
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle interior light control systems lack versatility in controlling fade-in and fade-out lighting effects due to complexity and varying time requirements across different vehicle types, limiting their applicability.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle interior light control system that includes a lighting state control part for gradual changes, a time adjustment part for customizing state change times, and a pattern storage unit for predefined patterns, allowing for flexible pattern selection and time adjustments to accommodate different vehicle types and light sources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If lighting control for fade-in and fade-out is performed to produce spatial effects, then lighting control capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control device is designed to perform multiple functions: it can control simple on/off states as well as complex fade-in/fade-out lighting effects. The system includes a pattern storage unit that stores multiple lighting patterns (first pattern for simple control, second pattern for fade-in/fade-out effects), allowing the same device to adapt to different control needs without requiring separate specialized devices for each function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple lighting patterns are stored for different vehicle types, then adaptability is improved, but storage and processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting control patterns are segmented into distinct stored patterns (first pattern for simple on/off, second pattern for fade-in/fade-out effects). Each pattern is stored separately in the pattern storage unit with associated time parameters. This segmentation allows the control device to select and apply only the necessary pattern for each situation, reducing the processing burden compared to having a single complex pattern that must handle all cases, while still providing adaptability across different vehicle types.
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AI summary
A vehicle interior light control system that controls the state concerning a vehicle interior light mounted to a vehicle includes a lighting state control part that gradually changes the vehicle interior light from a first state to a second state different from the first state, and a time adjustment part that adjusts time required for a state change from the first state to the second state made by the lighting state control part. The vehicle interior light control system further includes a pattern storage unit in which a pattern of change in the vehicle interior light from the first state to the second state is stored. The lighting state control part changes the state of the vehicle interior light in accordance with the pattern stored in the pattern storage unit.