Motor Vehicle Illumination and Acoustic Signal Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing motor vehicle systems lack an efficient and reliable method to simultaneously generate light and acoustic signals that are perceivable by both drivers and external road users, particularly in varying environmental conditions and scenarios such as start-up, maneuvering, or hazard situations, with existing solutions often being inadequate in ensuring safety and comfort.
Innovation Solution
A control device is implemented to synchronize the illumination and acoustic devices based on specific output conditions, such as get-in/get-out, maneuver, or driving state conditions, using sensor and control signals to generate coordinated light and acoustic signals that are optimized for ambient brightness and noise levels, ensuring intuitive perception by all relevant parties.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If illumination devices and acoustic devices are used separately for information output, then device complexity is reduced, but information reliability and perception effectiveness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines illumination devices and acoustic devices into a coordinated signal output system. The control device synchronizes light and sound signals to create a unified information output channel, merging multiple sensing and actuation systems into an integrated communication system that enhances reliability through redundancy and multi-modal perception.
Solution Approach 2:
The control device is designed to manage multiple functions: it controls illumination devices for light signals, acoustic devices for sound signals, and coordinates their synchronized operation. This universal control mechanism allows a single system to perform multiple information output functions, reducing overall system complexity while improving reliability.
2Loss of information
If light and acoustic signals are generated simultaneously without synchronization, then information output speed is improved, but information precision and perception accuracy deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The control device is configured to synchronize light and acoustic signals before their simultaneous emission. By pre-coordinating the timing and characteristics of both signal types, the system ensures that information is delivered accurately and simultaneously, eliminating perception delays while maintaining synchronization precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses sensor inputs to monitor environmental conditions and vehicle state, providing feedback to the control device. This feedback mechanism allows real-time adjustment of light and sound signal parameters to ensure synchronized delivery, maintaining information accuracy while minimizing coordination delays through adaptive control.
3Adaptability or versatility
If illumination and acoustic devices are controlled independently, then device simplicity is maintained, but situational adaptability and safety effectiveness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The control device serves as a universal controller that adapts to multiple operational scenarios including start-up conditions, maneuvering phases, and hazard situations. It coordinates illumination and acoustic devices across different contexts, enabling the system to respond appropriately to varied situations while maintaining a unified control architecture that manages complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The control system dynamically adjusts signal characteristics based on real-time sensor inputs and operational conditions. Light intensity, acoustic volume, and signal timing are continuously adapted to match situational requirements, enabling versatile response to different scenarios while the control device manages the complexity of these dynamic adjustments through integrated processing.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a motor vehicle comprising at least one illumination device, by means of which at least one light signal can be generated which is visible from outside the motor vehicle, and comprising at least one acoustic device, by means of which at least one acoustic signal can be generated which is audible from outside the motor vehicle. The at least one control device of the motor vehicle is configured to check whether at least one output condition is satisfied and, if the at least one output condition is satisfied, to control the at least one illumination device and the at least one acoustic device in such a way that the light signal and the acoustic signal are generated simultaneously. The at least one output condition is at least one get-in or get-out condition relating to a current start-up and/or turn-off situation of the motor vehicle, the satisfaction of which condition depends on at least one control and/or sensor signal which can be generated by means of a system and/or sensor of the motor vehicle relating to the start-up and/or turn-off process of the motor vehicle, and/or at least one maneuver condition relating to a current or imminent reversing or acceleration maneuver of the motor vehicle, the satisfaction of which condition depends on at least one control signal which can be generated by means of a driver assistance system of the motor vehicle and/or on at least one operating signal which can be generated by a user by means of at least one operating device of the motor vehicle, and/or at least one driving state condition relating to a current operating situation of the motor vehicle, the satisfaction of which condition depends on at least one control signal which can be generated by means of the or a driver assistance system of the motor vehicle.