Vehicle Surround View Display for Traveling Mode Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle control systems fail to visually depict changes in vehicle state and traveling performance, making it difficult for occupants to intuitively understand the vehicle's mode transitions.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device that displays a peripheral image and vehicle image modeling the vehicle from a virtual viewpoint, changing the appearance of the vehicle image and peripheral images in accordance with traveling mode changes, including steering wheel and miniature models to reflect operational feel and mode transitions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If vehicle control systems display images representing the own vehicle and peripheral vehicles, then the vehicle occupant can see the vehicle models, but the occupant cannot grasp changes in the state and traveling performances of the vehicle from the appearances of the images
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes to the vehicle image to represent different traveling modes. Specifically, the vehicle image changes color (e.g., to red) when traveling performance is improved, providing visual feedback about vehicle state changes without requiring complex additional displays or interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a visual dimension to the display by changing the appearance and color of the vehicle image, transforming the display from a static representation to a dynamic visual indicator system that conveys traveling mode information through graphical transformations rather than additional data layers.
2Ease of operation
If the appearance of the vehicle image is changed to reflect traveling mode, then the occupant can understand vehicle state, but the display system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The control section changes the color of the vehicle image based on traveling mode (e.g., red color when traveling performance is improved), providing intuitive visual feedback that enhances ease of understanding vehicle state while using a relatively simple implementation approach.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a simplified graphical representation (image) of the vehicle that can be easily manipulated and transformed. By working with a 2D image copy rather than complex 3D models or multiple display elements, the system achieves effective visual communication with minimal processing complexity.
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AI summary
An information processing device has a control section that, on the basis of sensed information that a vehicle can sense, displays, on a display portion, a peripheral image showing a peripheral situation of the vehicle and a vehicle image modeling the vehicle of a time of viewing from a virtual viewpoint, and that changes an appearance of the vehicle image in accordance with a change in a traveling mode relating to traveling performances of the vehicle.