Virtual Vehicle Control With Safe Character Separation Logic

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing virtual vehicle control systems suffer from low accuracy, leading to incidents such as overturning and destruction, particularly at high speeds, posing risks to virtual characters.

Innovation Solution

Introduce an intelligent control element that assists virtual characters in safely separating from or continuing to drive virtual vehicles based on the type of control operation, enhancing control accuracy and reducing accident risks.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If traditional control methods are used for virtual vehicles, then the system complexity remains low, but control accuracy deteriorates leading to overturning and destruction incidents

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol accuracyVSAvoidcontrol system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

An intelligent control element is introduced as an intermediary between the player's input and the virtual vehicle control system. This intermediary processes control signals, provides real-time feedback, and adjusts control parameters dynamically, thereby improving control accuracy without requiring fundamental changes to the underlying vehicle control architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The intelligent control element implements real-time feedback mechanisms that monitor vehicle state (position, speed, orientation) and provide feedback signals to assist the player in making precise control adjustments. This feedback loop enables the system to maintain high control accuracy by continuously correcting deviations from desired trajectories.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Productivity

If the virtual vehicle travels at high speed, then productivity (gameplay intensity) increases, but stability deteriorates making the vehicle prone to overturning

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegameplay intensityVSAvoidvehicle stability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The intelligent control element dynamically adjusts control parameters based on real-time vehicle state and environmental conditions. When the vehicle travels at high speed, the system automatically modifies control sensitivity, damping ratios, and stabilization forces to maintain optimal stability while preserving the high-speed gameplay experience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements predictive stabilization by analyzing upcoming terrain features and vehicle trajectory. Before the vehicle encounters potentially destabilizing conditions (sharp turns, uneven terrain at high speed), the intelligent control element pre-adjusts suspension parameters and applies corrective forces to prevent overturning incidents before they occur.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

Data Source

PatentUS20260014469A1Virtual vehicle control
Publication Date: 2026.01.15 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

In a virtual vehicle control method, a virtual vehicle driven by a virtual character and at least one control element is output for display. An operation performed on a control element of the at least one control element is determined. Based on the operation being performed on the control element, the virtual character is controlled to separate from the virtual vehicle in a first safe state when the control element is of a separation control type, and the virtual character is controlled to continue driving the virtual vehicle in a second safe state when the control element is of a driving control type.