Virtual Driving Simulation Digital Twin for Seat Adaptability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional virtual driving simulation systems are not suitable for future mobility with various seat shapes and interior spaces, limiting their applicability in advanced mobility scenarios and autonomous driving environments.

Innovation Solution

A virtual driving simulation system that generates and transmits virtual driving data to a simulation cabin and wall, incorporating video see-through and augmented reality (AR) images, synchronized with real-world environmental data, to create a digital twin of a driving environment, allowing for real-time simulation of mobility and driving experiences across different seat configurations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional virtual driving simulation systems use actual vehicle platforms with motion platforms and rails, then driving realism is improved, but adaptability to future mobility with various seat shapes and interior spaces deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedriving realismVSAvoidadaptability to various seat shapes and interior spaces
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a digital twin of the driving environment that copies and simulates vehicle dynamics, visual scenes, and auditory effects in virtual space. Instead of relying on physical motion platforms, the system uses computational models to replicate driving sensations, allowing adaptation to various seat configurations without requiring physical reconfiguration of the simulation platform.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical motion platform system with a software-based simulation system that generates virtual driving experiences through computer-generated visuals, auditory feedback, and haptic interfaces. This substitution eliminates the constraint of fixed vehicle platforms and enables flexibility in accommodating different seat shapes and interior spaces.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Stability of the object's composition

If virtual driving simulation uses fixed vehicle cabin platforms, then simulation stability is improved, but versatility for future mobility scenarios deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesimulation stabilityVSAvoidversatility for future mobility scenarios
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a universal simulation system that can accommodate multiple vehicle types and mobility scenarios through software configuration rather than physical reconfiguration. The digital twin technology allows the same simulation platform to stabilize and test various vehicle designs, seat arrangements, and driving scenarios, providing both stability through consistent simulation methodology and versatility through adaptable virtual environments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Reliability

If conventional systems rely on physical motion platforms, then feedback realism is improved, but system complexity and cost deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefeedback realismVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces complex mechanical motion platforms with software-based visual and auditory simulation systems combined with simpler haptic feedback devices. The system generates realistic driving feedback through computer-generated imagery, spatial audio, and controlled haptic sensations, achieving comparable realism with reduced mechanical complexity and lower system cost.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS20240046813A1System and method for virtual driving simulation
Publication Date: 2024.02.08 HYUNDAI MOBIS CO LTD
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AI summary

A virtual driving simulation system and a virtual driving simulation method are disclosed. A digital twin device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a virtualization implementation part to generate virtualization data, a model generation part to generate virtual driving data, and a communication part to transmit the virtual driving data to a simulation cabin and a simulation wall, wherein the simulation cabin includes at least one pillar display, and the virtual driving data includes a video to be displayed on the at least one pillar display.