Virtual Vehicle Interface for Customized Driving Settings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle systems lack customization options for driving experiences, leading to inconsistent handling and responsiveness across different vehicles and users, regardless of the driver's preferences or the vehicle's manufacturer.
Innovation Solution
A networked environment that allows users to customize vehicle settings through a mobile device, enabling personalized response time, sensitivity, and handling by connecting the mobile device to the vehicle, which can override or complement autonomous driving systems, and simulate various driving styles using virtual or augmented reality interfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If vehicle settings are standardized across all vehicles, then manufacturing and operation are simplified, but user customization and consistent driving experience across different vehicles are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent copies the user's preferred vehicle settings from a source vehicle to a target vehicle through a mobile device. The system transmits configuration data (acceleration curves, braking curves, steering curves) from the user account associated with the mobile device to the target vehicle's control system, enabling the user to replicate their favorite driving experience across different vehicles without manually reconfiguring each setting.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal settings profile stored in the user's mobile device that can be applied to any vehicle. The system allows users to configure once and use anywhere, making the vehicle settings system multi-functional across different vehicle makes and models. The mobile device serves as a universal interface that communicates with various vehicle systems to apply the customized settings.
2Reliability
If autonomous driving systems are implemented, then safety and consistency are improved, but user control and personalized driving styles are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic control where the system can switch between autonomous driving mode and user-controlled customized mode. When the user connects their mobile device, the system dynamically adjusts the level of automation, allowing the user to override autonomous decisions with their personalized acceleration, braking, and steering preferences. This creates a flexible system that adapts to user needs rather than being statically autonomous.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback loops where the autonomous driving system monitors user inputs and vehicle performance, then adjusts its behavior accordingly. The mobile device communicates user preferences back to the vehicle's control system, creating a continuous feedback mechanism that allows the autonomous system to learn and adapt to the user's driving style, thereby maintaining both safety and user control flexibility.
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AI summary
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to virtual vehicle interface that allows a user to adjust a vehicle's drive settings to make the driving experience more customized. For example, a user may select a desired response time, sensitivity, handling, or other criteria through a user interface of a mobile device. When the mobile device is connected to the vehicle, the vehicle adopts the user's specified settings to provide a customized driving experience.