Vehicle Optical Scanning for Direct Graphic Transmission
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traffic-relevant information transmitted between vehicles is not standardized, leading to processing delays that affect the currentness of the information, making it less useful for drivers.
Innovation Solution
A method where a first motor vehicle scans its surroundings optically, generates a message from the information, and transmits it to a second motor vehicle within a predetermined distance, allowing for direct graphical representation and output, thereby avoiding intermediate processing and ensuring relevance and timeliness of the information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If standardized information processing is used, then information format compatibility is improved, but information currentness deteriorates due to interposed processing delays
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses optical copying (camera imaging) to capture the traffic scene directly, creating a visual replica that can be transmitted and displayed without requiring intermediate standardized processing. The image itself becomes the standardized format, eliminating the need for interpretation and conversion steps that cause delays.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts only the essential visual information needed for the receiving driver to understand the traffic situation, removing unnecessary intermediate processing steps. By transmitting the core visual data directly rather than processed interpretations, the system maintains information currentness while achieving compatibility through universal visual language.
2Loss of time
If optical information is transmitted directly between vehicles, then information currentness is improved, but information overload may occur for the receiving driver
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by transmitting optical information only within a predetermined maximum distance range. This spatial filtering ensures that the receiving driver gets relevant local traffic information without being overwhelmed by data from distant vehicles, thereby managing information complexity while maintaining currentness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses partial action by selecting and transmitting only certain visual information within the maximum distance range, rather than transmitting all possible data. This selective transmission provides sufficient information for safe driving without creating overload, balancing completeness with manageability.
3Loss of information
If a predetermined maximum distance is enforced, then information relevance is improved, but the area of information acquisition is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of transmission distance by enforcing a predetermined maximum distance threshold. This parameter adjustment filters out irrelevant information from distant vehicles while capturing all relevant information within the effective range, optimizing the balance between information relevance and acquisition area.
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
This approach enables drivers to receive current, easily interpretable information, enhancing safety by providing a better understanding of the traffic situation, and allows for potential autonomous vehicle control, reducing information overload and improving the accuracy of the information received.
Implementation Method 1
an area surrounding a first motor vehicle is scanned optically on the part of the first motor vehicle
Data Source
AI summary
In a method, an area surrounding a first motor vehicle is scanned optically on the part of the first motor vehicle; a message is determined on the basis of the scanned information; the message is transmitted from the first motor vehicle to a second motor vehicle, a distance between the first and the second motor vehicle not exceeding a predetermined maximum value; a graphic representation of the area surrounding the first motor vehicle is determined on the basis of the message; and the representation is output on board the second motor vehicle.