Vehicle State Monitoring System for Driver Exit Alerts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Drivers often forget to check vehicle states such as open windows or lights left on, leading to potential damage or power drain, especially in inclement weather, due to the increasing complexity of vehicle systems and remote functionalities.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle computing system with a processor that determines preferred vehicle states and notifies the driver's mobile device of deviations, allowing for automatic or manual adjustments to revert to predefined settings, thereby preventing damage and power drain.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If drivers manually check each vehicle parameter before leaving, then they can prevent damage and power drain, but the time and effort required increases significantly due to vehicle system complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle system automatically monitors and checks its own parameters (windows, doors, lights, climate control) without requiring driver intervention. The system self-identifies open states and communicates them to the driver, eliminating the time-consuming manual checking process while maintaining reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides real-time feedback to the driver about the vehicle's state through notifications and alerts. This feedback mechanism allows drivers to quickly understand which parameters need attention without manually inspecting each one, resolving the contradiction between comprehensive checking and time consumption.
2Loss of information
If the system provides detailed notifications about each parameter deviation, then drivers can take appropriate corrective actions, but the complexity of the notification system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The notification system is segmented into distinct alert types for different parameter categories (windows/doors, lighting, climate control, charging devices). Each parameter deviation generates a specific, targeted notification rather than a single complex message, reducing overall system complexity while preserving complete information about vehicle state.
3Reliability
If the system automatically reverts vehicle states to preferred settings, then damage and power drain are prevented, but drivers lose control over intentional state changes
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary monitoring and prepares to revert states automatically, but only executes the reversion after driver confirmation or within a predetermined time window. This preliminary action approach prevents damage while preserving driver control, as drivers can intervene if they intentionally want to maintain a non-preferred state.
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AI summary
A system includes a processor configured to determine an applicable pre-defined vehicle system state set, defining preferred vehicle system states when a driver is away from a vehicle. The processor is also configured to determine a driver exit-event while a vehicle state in the state set varies from a preferred setting and notify a driver mobile device of the variance, responsive to the exit event.