Vehicle Mesh Network Visual Status Indicator
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Solution Overview
Problem
During a disaster, it is challenging for evacuees to determine which vehicles are participating in a communication mesh network, as this information is not visually recognizable from outside the vehicle.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle equipped with a processor that outputs connection information indicating its connection to an external network via a communication mesh network, making this information visually recognizable from outside the vehicle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If vehicle-to-vehicle communication is performed to create a communication mesh network, then connectivity to external network is improved, but visibility of connected vehicles from outside is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies visual indication mechanisms (such as displaying connection status on windshield displays or using visual signals) to make the connection state visible to external observers. This allows evacuees to identify which vehicles are connected to the external network through visual cues, resolving the contradiction between maintaining communication reliability and improving detectability.
2Area of stationary object
If communication mesh network is expanded by new vehicles joining, then network coverage is improved, but ability to identify specific connected vehicles is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements localized visual indications at each vehicle that communicate its specific connection status to the external network. Each vehicle displays its own connection state independently, allowing evacuees to identify specific connected vehicles even as the network expands, thus maintaining identifiability while achieving broader coverage.
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AI summary
A vehicle includes a processor that includes hardware. When an own vehicle is connected to an external network via a communication mesh network created by vehicle-to-vehicle communication that takes place between multiple vehicles, the processor outputs connection information indicating that the own vehicle is connected to the external network as information that is able to be visually recognized from outside of the vehicle.