Abstract:
A device includes a control unit and a projection surface. The projection surface has at least one first subsection, which is associated with at least one of the functional elements and which covers the at least one functional element toward the interior of the vehicle, so that the at least one functional element is not visible. The control unit and the projection device project an image, a graphic, or an animation according to an item of information associated with the at least one functional element on the at least one first subsection. The projection surface also has at least one second subsection, which surrounds the at least one first subsection. The control unit and the projection device project an image, a graphic, or an animation according to an illumination scenario and/or according to items of information to be displayed on the at least one second subsection.
Abstract:
A door interior trim, a transportation vehicle, and a door handle for a transportation vehicle. The door handle includes a handle piece, a display device arranged on the handle piece, and an actuating device arranged on an indicator device, wherein the display device visualizes different function buttons based on an operating state of the transportation vehicle.
Abstract:
An operation device for a vehicle, includes a touch operational surface configured to be movable upward and downward, and to include a sensor to output a signal representing a contact of a finger; an outer frame member configured to be disposed around a circumference of the touch operational surface, in an aspect such that the outer frame member projects upward compared to the touch operational surface, or in an aspect such that the outer frame member extends on the same plane as the touch operational surface, and to be movable upward and downward together with the touch operational surface as a whole; a down movement detection unit configured to output a signal representing a down movement of the outer frame member; and a control unit configured to respond, based on the signal output by the sensor, to a selection operation performed on selection items shown on a display unit being remotely placed with respect to the touch operational surface, and to respond, based on the signal output by the down movement detection unit, to a determination operation performed on the selection item having been selected.
Abstract:
Electrostatic friction textures on a touchscreen panel are used to create the sensation of braille text in a contextual menu adapted to an automotive environment. In particular, a center stack touchscreen friction display in a passenger vehicle provides one set of touch controls and HMI data to the driver while simultaneously providing either the same control options and HMI to the passenger in Braille form or a completely different set of information and menu structure in Braille form. The manner of providing a Braille display in an automobile is adapted for vehicle vibration and movement, the types of functions normally presented and/or controlled by passengers, and other challenges Braille readers of different ages, health, or experience may face when attempting to read Braille in a vehicle cabin.
Abstract:
An operation input device includes an operation detection unit that detects an operation made on an operating surface divided into a plurality of operation regions to which functions executed by a controlled device are assigned and at least one border region located between adjacent operation regions of the plurality of operation regions; and a controller that outputs control information for controlling the controlled device to collectively change states of the functions assigned to operation regions, of the plurality of operation regions, adjacent to a border region, of the at least one border region, in which an operation has been detected, on the basis of a trajectory of the operation detected in the border region.
Abstract:
A display controller of an information terminal that controls a display mode of an operation screen of the information terminal used in a vehicle includes: an attribute value computing unit that computes an attribute value of an operation required for completing all operations of the relevant operation components for each operation component constituting the operation screen; and a display mode control unit that changes the display mode of the corresponding operation component when the computed attribute value is greater than an upper limit value allowed for the operation of the information terminal in a state where a vehicle condition transitions from a stop state.
Abstract:
A control panel for a vehicle may include: a vehicle speed detector configured to detect a vehicle speed; an input device including at least one of a dial knob, an omnidirectional trackball, and a touchpad; a display device configured to display a plurality of graphic objects; and a controller configured to determine whether the vehicle is in a stopped state or a running state based on the detected vehicle speed transmitted from the vehicle speed detector, select one of the plurality of graphic objects based on a input signal received from the input device, generate a control command for executing a function mapped to the input device, and output the control command to a corresponding control target device from among a plurality of control target devices. The controller may restrict an operation of the input device if the vehicle is in the running state.
Abstract:
An apparatus for providing a user interface includes a touch screen displaying one or more objects and detecting an approach or a touch of an input by a sensor. A controller is configured to determine the input approaching the touch screen as hovering on the touch screen and to provide a lighting effect on the touch screen based on a position of the hovering input.
Abstract:
A control device for a motor vehicle, with which a control input carried out by at least one finger can be detected, includes a transmitter unit to transmit a signal to the finger, a receiving unit to receive a signal reflected from the finger, a control surface element, which is able to be spatially positioned in relation to the finger to carry out an operational entry, and an evaluation unit to determine a spatial position of the finger in relation to the control surface element using the received signal.
Abstract:
A sunroof control interface, as well as a method of using the interface, is provided. The interface may use a visual representation of the vehicle's exterior and/or a slide controller to help the user to quickly identify the desired sunroof position. Preset sunroof positions are used with the control interface to simplify sunroof positioning. Assuming a touch-screen interface, the user can simply tap on the visual representation of the vehicle, or tap on the slide controller, to select a preset sunroof position. The preset sunroof position may also be selected using a mouse controller. The visual depiction of the vehicle may include a phantom sunroof overlay to further aid the user in selecting the desired sunroof position. A numerical indicator may be used with either the overlay or the slide controller to indicate the selected sunroof position relative to a fully open or fully closed sunroof.