Vehicle Opening Control Feedback for User Confusion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional control apparatuses for vehicle opening/closing members fail to provide clear operation notifications when user physical expressions are undetectable, leading to user confusion and unnecessary actions.
Innovation Solution
A control apparatus with a user authentication unit, physical expression detecting unit, operation determining unit, and notification unit that authenticates and detects user physical expressions, determines the operating state, and provides notifications to inform the user of the operation process, preventing confusion and unnecessary actions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the control apparatus proceeds to normal smart entry system without issuing operation notification when determination is not made, then the system can handle undetectable physical expressions, but the user experiences confusion and cannot understand why the operation notification is not made
Solution Approach 1:
The control apparatus provides feedback to the user through operation notifications that indicate the current operating state. When the physical expression detecting unit cannot detect a valid expression or when determination is not made, the notification unit informs the user of this state, creating a feedback loop that prevents user confusion and allows the user to understand system status.
2Measurement precision
If the control apparatus requires clear detection of physical expression for operation, then operational accuracy is improved, but the user may repeat physical expressions unnecessarily when detection fails
Solution Approach 1:
The notification unit provides real-time feedback to the user about whether the physical expression was successfully detected and recognized. This feedback prevents the user from repeating expressions unnecessarily by informing them of the detection status, thereby reducing wasted time and improving overall system efficiency.
3Ease of operation
If the control apparatus provides detailed operation notifications, then user understanding is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The notification unit acts as an intermediary between the complex internal operating states and the user. It translates complex detection and determination processes into simple, understandable notification messages that inform users of the current state without requiring them to understand the underlying complexity of the control apparatus.
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AI summary
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a control apparatus of a vehicle opening/closing member that allows a user to be aware of the operation process up until operation or actuation of the opening/closing element to thereby prevent the user from being put in a confused situation. Provided are a user authentication unit that authenticates the user, a physical expression detecting unit that detects a physical representation of the user, an operation determining unit that determines an operating state of at least one of the user authentication unit and the physical expression detecting unit, and a notification unit that notifies of a determination result of the operating state.