Vehicular Lighting Device Dynamic Mark Guidance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicular lighting devices fail to provide hospitality and affinity for drivers by merely illuminating operation members without guiding users effectively.
Innovation Solution
A vehicular lighting device equipped with a lighting unit, detection unit, and controller that moves a mark within an illumination area based on user interactions and vehicle states, guiding users through the operation of various vehicle components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a lighting device merely illuminates operation members, then the structure is simple and cost is low, but the capability to provide hospitality and affinity for drivers is deficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the lighting device movable rather than fixed. The lighting unit can change its position and orientation to dynamically illuminate different operation members based on detected user needs, transforming a static illumination system into an adaptive one that provides hospitality without requiring multiple fixed lighting units
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting device is designed with multi-functionality to serve multiple purposes: it can illuminate various operation members, guide user operations through movable light patterns, and adapt to different vehicle interiors. This single versatile device replaces what would otherwise require multiple specialized lighting components, maintaining simplicity while enhancing adaptability
2Ease of operation
If a lighting device illuminates multiple operation members sequentially, then the guidance capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting device employs self-service through autonomous operation based on detection unit input. When the detection unit identifies user needs or vehicle states, the controller automatically sequences the illumination of appropriate operation members without requiring complex manual control logic, thereby improving guidance capability while keeping the control system relatively simple
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from the detection unit to control the sequencing of illumination. The detection unit monitors vehicle operations and user interactions, providing real-time feedback that the controller uses to determine which operation members should be illuminated and in what sequence, creating an adaptive guidance system without excessive complexity
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AI summary
When a microcomputer detects that a user asks a question about a way of operating an air-conditioner, the microcomputer illuminates a switch of the air-conditioner, and moves a pointer displayed in an area being illuminated in an operation direction of the switch.