Windshield Safety System with Sensor-Based Display Correction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Windshield damage, even minor, can impair visibility and structural integrity, and existing technologies lack effective methods for detecting damage and automatically managing repairs to ensure driver safety and convenience.
Innovation Solution
A windshield safety system that uses physical sensors to detect damage, adjusts the display of information, and automatically schedules repairs by connecting with a mobile windshield service, utilizing a combination of camera, radar, and edge-lit systems to reroute or duplicate HUD information to ensure continued driver access to critical information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If physical sensors are installed to detect windshield damage, then detection capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor system is designed to perform multiple functions: detecting windshield damage, monitoring HUD display quality, and triggering automated repair scheduling. This multi-functionality improves detection capability while avoiding the need for separate dedicated systems for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
A processor acts as an intermediary between the physical sensors and the display system. The processor receives sensor data, analyzes it for damage patterns, and coordinates the automated response including display adjustment and repair scheduling, thereby managing system complexity through centralized intelligence.
2Loss of information
If display location is altered in response to damage detection, then driver information access is maintained, but display correctness may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The display system dynamically adjusts the location and parameters of HUD information based on real-time sensor feedback about windshield damage. This dynamic adaptation ensures that critical information remains accessible to the driver while compensating for distortions caused by damage, balancing information access with display accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback loop where sensors continuously monitor windshield conditions, the processor analyzes the data, and the display system adjusts accordingly. This closed-loop control ensures that display alterations are precisely tailored to the detected damage pattern, maintaining both information access and accuracy.
3Ease of operation
If automated repair scheduling is implemented, then convenience is improved, but loss of time in scheduling management increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service automated repair scheduling where the driver information system automatically contacts service providers, schedules appointments, and manages repair logistics without requiring manual intervention. This transfers the scheduling management task from human operators to an automated system, improving convenience while the automated nature prevents time loss through efficient processing.
4Reliability
If multiple sensors and display correctors are deployed, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple sensors (cameras, radar, edge-lit systems) and display correctors into an integrated windshield safety system. By merging these components under a unified control architecture managed by the processor, the system achieves high reliability through redundancy and multiple detection methods while preventing excessive complexity through centralized coordination.
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AI summary
Examples of the present disclosure relate to a system, method, and computer readable medium for windshield safety. A windshield safety system may include a physical sensor that detects possible damage to a windshield of a vehicle. In an example, the windshield safety system includes a display corrector in the vehicle to alter a physical location of a display of information in the vehicle in response to a possible damage detection by the physical sensor.