Vehicle Model Status Indicator with Wireless Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions require users to actively seek and interact with their smartphones to monitor a vehicle's status, such as charge level or tire pressure, from a remote location, which is inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle status indicator system that includes a scaled-down replica of the vehicle equipped with a wireless receiver and lighting devices, which communicates with the actual vehicle to visually indicate its status through lighting patterns, colors, and intensities, allowing remote monitoring without user intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a smartphone application is used to monitor vehicle status, then information can be obtained remotely, but the user must actively interact with the smartphone to obtain the information
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle model automatically receives and displays vehicle status information without requiring user initiation. The system self-updates by receiving communications from the vehicle, eliminating the need for users to actively check their smartphones.
Solution Approach 2:
A wireless communication system acts as an intermediary between the vehicle and the physical model, automatically transmitting status data to the model for passive display to the user.
2Ease of operation
If a physical vehicle model with indicator lights is used, then visual status monitoring is provided, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A simplified physical model replicates only the essential visual aspects of the vehicle (exterior shape and indicator lights) without incorporating the full complexity of the actual vehicle systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The model uses color-changing LED lights to convey multiple status information states (charge level, tire pressure, charging status) through simple visual cues rather than complex displays.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables convenient and continuous monitoring of a vehicle's status, such as charge level or tire pressure, by providing a visual representation on a vehicle model, enhancing user awareness and convenience.
Implementation Method 1
The indicator portion includes lighting devices
Data Source
AI summary
An indicator assembly includes, among other things, a vehicle model that is configured to communicate with a vehicle. The indicator assembly further includes an indicator portion of the vehicle model. The indicator portion is configured to indicate a status of the vehicle based on a communication sent to the vehicle model.