Showing papers on "Dashboard published in 2011"

Materials selection for natural fiber reinforced polymer composites using analytical hierarchy process.

Abstract: Material selection is an important process in the product development. To avoid inappropriate decision of materials, analytic hierarchy process (AHP) can be one of the useful tools for determining the most suitable material for automotive dashboard panel. In this project, database of material properties of natural fiber composites has been organized systematically. The material properties of natural fiber material involved are density, Young’s modulus and tensile strength. There are 29 types of natural fiber composites that have been considered in the application of AHP. The most suitable natural fiber composite for automotive dashboard panel is determined by considering main criteria and sub-criteria in the hierarchy model. The final decision was carried out by performing different scenarios of the sensitivity analysis in order to study the effect of the different factors on deciding the most suitable material.

Usability of car dashboard displays for elder drivers

Abstract: The elder population is rising worldwide; in the US, no longer being able to drive is a significant marker of loss of independence. One of the approaches to helping elders drive more safely is to investigate the use of automotive user interface technology, and specifically, to explore the instrument panel (IP) display design to help attract and manage attention and make information easier to interpret. In this paper, we explore the premise that dashboard displays can be better designed to support elder drivers, their information needs, and their cognitive capabilities. We conducted a study to understand which display design features are critically linked to issues of divided attention and driving performance. We found that contrast of size and reduced clutter are instrumental in enhancing driving performance, particularly for the elder population. Surprisingly, our results showed that color elements have a negative effect on driving performance for elders, while color elements and fills slightly improve performance. We conclude with design implications generated from this work.

Cockpit for an aircraft

Abstract: The invention relates to a cockpit for an aircraft, particularly for a helicopter, with transparent extensions to a dashboard for displaying various control information for flight operation. The transparency of the extensions of the dashboard is automatically or via pilot commands changeable depending on flight operations and environmental needs.

Information display arrangement

Abstract: An information display arrangement for a vehicle with a dashboard and a steering arrangement. The steering arrangement includes, but is not limited to a steering facility and a steering column. The information display arrangement includes, but is not limited to a first display facility, which in viewing direction of a vehicle driver is arranged behind the steering facility in the dashboard of the vehicle and the information display arrangement includes, but is not limited to a second display facility that is arranged on the steering column.

Frontal structure of vehicle

Abstract: A frontal structure of a vehicle includes: a dashboard lower section; a dashboard lower cross member, positioned at a front surface of the dashboard lower section, and divided into a left part and a right part; a dashboard cross member integrally formed by connecting and welding the dashboard lower cross member to a steering joint cover; and an acceleration pedal bracket fixed to an overlapping part of the steering joint cover and the dashboard lower section.

Prototype expert system for material selection of polymeric composite automotive dashboard

Abstract: As a consequence of rapid development in material technology, determination of the right material for a given engineering application was viewed as a crucial decision. Various polymer materials selection methods have been developed to assist designers to determine the right polymer for a given engineering application. This paper presents a new natural fibre composite material selection process for automotive dashboard using expert system. The software tool chosen to assist the development of this expert system is PHPMyAdmin. The software tool was written in Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) language designed to handle the administration of My Structure Query Language (MySQL) server over the World Wide Web. Various polymer composite properties are considered in order to develop the system. The focused properties of composites in this study are the density, Young’s modulus and tensile strength. In order to demonstrate the system implementation, a car dashboard has been selected as a case study. It has been shown that using PHPMyAdmin for polymer composite materials process can assist designers to determine the right polymer composites for a given engineering application.

Physical Variable Analysis Involved in Head-Up Display Systems Applied to Automobiles

Abstract: The command dashboard of an automobile is the instrument where most of the information related to the current state of the vehicle is displayed, and visually it is the way the driver can have access to that information Nowadays, it is a great risk not only for the driver, but also for the passengers that the driver has to focus his attention off the road to focus on the dashboard information; on situations like this, are when Head-Up Display (HUD) systems represent a significant breakthrough in terms of automotive safety

Front vehicle body of vehicle

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance a bonding strength of connections between a dashboard lower panel and an inner pillar of a front pillar, even though using a thin plate for the dashboard lower panel with a wide area.SOLUTION: A front vehicle body of the vehicle includes: the dashboard lower panel 16 that partitions the front and the rear of a vehicle body 11; the inner pillar 22 of the front pillar 21 installed outside the vehicle width of the dashboard lower panel 16; an indoor side reinforcing member 26 that partially reinforces the dashboard lower panel 16 from backward of the vehicle body; and a damper base stiffener 27 that unites with the indoor side reinforcing member 26. The inner pillar 22, the indoor side reinforcing member 26, and the damper base stiffener 27 are formed with the steel plate whose board thickness is thicker than the dashboard lower panel 16, and an extension 55 that extends from a connection 42 with the dashboard lower panel 16 forward is installed in the inner pillar 22, and the extension 55 is united with the damper base stiffener 27.

One-piece covering element

Abstract: A covering element for covering an air duct on a dashboard in a motor vehicle is of one-piece design and has two lateral air outflow areas and a loudspeaker area arranged therebetween. Each lateral air outflow area is subdivided into a central area that can be connected to communicate with the air duct, and at least one further air outlet area, via which waste heat from electronic assemblies can be discharged.

Mixed Reality System for Ergonomic Assessment of Driver's Seat

Abstract: Virtual Reality techniques are more and more used to validate the design hypotheses during different phases of the product development. In the automotive field, however, there are some types of analyses that are unlikely to be performed by using only a Virtual Prototype (VP) of the vehicle. Therefore, the trend is to develop systems -called seating bucks- that enable engineers to integrate virtual and real objects to provide a tangible interface for the VP of the vehicle. This research aims at defining a new system and an evaluation protocol to improve, simplify and speed up the usual activities carried out for the ergonomic assessment of the driver's seat. In particular, we are interested in evaluating the ergonomics of car's dashboard with its knobs, buttons, display and other control systems. In this paper, we have described the development of this system by providing useful information about the physical issues, related to the seating buck structure, and about the development of the MR environment. The system and the evaluation protocol have been validated by performing several testing sessions with users. The tests confirm the effectiveness of our approach and have enabled us to achieve at interesting considerations.

Testing and debugging device of key parts of electric automobile

Abstract: The utility model relates to a testing and debugging device of key parts of an electric automobile, comprising a combined adjusting bench. The combined adjusting bench is equipped with a vehicle controller assembly, a main motor controller connected with the vehicle controller assembly, a power battery, a BMS battery management system, a vehicle charger, a DC/DC module, an accelerator pedal, a gear device, a debugging monitoring port, a storage battery connected with the DC/DC module and a main motor connected with the main motor controller. The gear device, the vehicle controller assembly, the main motor controller, a dashboard, a liquid crystal screen are connected with a low-voltage power supply via key switches separately, and the vehicle charger, the DC/DC module, the main motor controller, the dashboard, the liquid crystal screen and the vehicle controller assembly are all connected with a CAN bus. In the utility model, by simulating a control function of the electric automobile externally, the electric appliance parts used in the electric automobile can be detected, the effects between the electric appliance parts also can be tested and debugged, and the test precision is high.

Head-up display

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a head-up display capable of freely controlling the depth position of a display image with respect to a front window, and capable of performing display with an impact. SOLUTION: The head-up display is a display device arranged on the upper surface of a dashboard of a vehicle. The head-up display includes: an object to be observed, arranged inside the dashboard; a real mirror video image forming optical system which is arranged on the upper surface of the dashboard, separates a space inside the dashboard from a space on the observer side, and includes a semi-transmissive base including a symmetry plane, and forms the real image of the object to be observed in the space on the observer side via the semi-transmissive base; and a reflecting member which is disposed in the space on the observer side, reflects light of the real image of the object to be observed, from the real mirror video image forming optical system, and then, guides the light to the observer so as to supply the observation image to the observer. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Automotive steering system

Abstract: The invention discloses an automotive steering system which can effectively improve the NVH (noise vibration and harshness) capability of an automobile The automotive steering system comprises a dashboard beam, a steering wheel and a steering-wheel steering column, wherein the steering-wheel steering column is connected with the steering wheel, the two ends of the dashboard beam are connected with an automotive body by a beam-fixed support, the middle part of the dashboard beam is fixedly connected with an automotive fore-cabin and the steering-wheel steering column by a fore-cabin connecting support, and the beam-fixed support and the fore-cabin connecting support are both in a box-type structure which is provided with a main body and two wing plates arranged at the two sides of the main body In the automotive steering system disclosed by the invention, the parts of the automotive steering system are connected and fixed by box-type supports, and the rigidity of each box-type support is larger, thereby ensuring that the natural frequency of the steering system does not significantly decrease in the process of installation so as to meet the NVH capability of the steering system in an integral automobile state

Using AR Technology for Automotive Visibility and Accessibility Assessment

Abstract: Automotive interior ergonomics analysis is an important step for its development validation in the process, which directly affects the product development cycle time and cost. In order to provide a quick and human-in-loop visibility evaluation method for style designer when designing vehicle interior, a new method is proposed based on augmented reality. In this method, firstly virtual car interior model is superimposed to physical mockup accurately, then driving virtual visual cones through tracking eyes' position by tracking tool in real time to carry on visibility assessment. In addition, right hand's motion data is captured by data glove and tracking tool, which is used to drive virtual hand for interaction with virtual interior model, then carrying on accessibility assessment. Based on above-mentioned method the automotive interior ergonomics assessment system is designed and realized, which is verified by two cases of evaluating a certain car model's A-pillar and operating the hand controls locating on the middle dashboard in the different position. The result shows that this method is simple and useful. Therefore, it offers a new way for visibility and accessibility assessment in the conceptual design of automotive development.

Motor vehicle has dashboard with control unit, which is inclined against horizontal vehicle level, where support for hand is arranged underneath control unit

Abstract: The motor vehicle has a dashboard with a control unit, which is inclined against a horizontal vehicle level at 45 degree. A support for a hand is arranged underneath the control unit such that the hand is supported during operation of the control unit. The control unit is a screen (1) with a touch screen.

Support device of an adjustable vehicular display integrated in the dashboard of a vehicle, in particular an industrial or commercial vehicle

Abstract: Support device of an adjustable vehicular display (M) integrated in a dashboard (D) of a vehicle, in particular an industrial or commercial vehicle having the display (M) integrated in the dashboard in a substantially central position. The support device comprises - a hinge (1) connecting the first side (Ma), near to the driver's seat, to the dashboard (D) and defining an axis of rotation (X) parallel to the first side (Ma), - a sled sliding system (2) connecting the side (Mb), opposite to said first side (Ma), to the dashboard (D) and suitable to limit a rotation of the display (M) around the hinge (1) and to cooperate with the hinge (1) in supporting the display (M).

Instrument cluster and dash integration

Abstract: An instrument cluster assembly mounts within a vehicle dashboard. An opening is defined within the dashboard provides for mounting of an instrument cluster assembly. The example instrument cluster assembly includes a top surface that corresponds with the top surface of the dashboard to provide a completed top visible surface when in a completed assembled condition. The instrument cluster assembly includes a first gauge and a second gauge separated by an open space therebetween. A bi-vision display is mounted in the open space between the first and second gauges. The bi-vision display generates a virtual image that is viewed by the operator between the first and second gauges.

Advanced car driving simulator - As 1200-6

Abstract: Article describes advanced high class research simulator of passenger car with complete inside equipment including adjustable driver seat, steering wheel, dashboard, gear selector, accelerator pedal, brake and clutch, parking brake etc. Simulator is based on six axis motion platform and original vehicle cabin adapted from Opel Astra IV body, purchased by Motor Transport Institute. Furthermore, simulator is equipped with dedicated devices which allow conducting research on driver's behaviour which is not possible to conduct in real traffic situations due to the safety issues. Researcher can record parameters related to driver's activities, which could be next analyzed and combined with data received from other external instruments. AS1200-6 can be used also for drivers training in dangerous conditions e.g. learning how to react to the abnormal behaviour of other road users or pedestrians and learning how to drive in different weather conditions. This paper gives an overview of the hardware and software components as well as of the research possibilities that are aimed at making transportation safe and clean. The results of the research are very important especially for the road safety. The simulator enables simulation of dangerous traffic situation in the safe virtual environment.

Device for displaying obstacle in movement area of commercial vehicle, has row of illuminating elements which are extended over width of commercial vehicle and are arranged in transition region between windshield and dashboard

Abstract: The device has a row (8) of illuminating elements (9) which are extended over the width (7) of a commercial vehicle and are arranged in a transition region (10) between a windshield (6) and a dashboard (1). The illuminating elements are switchable against spatial position of an obstacle in scanning area, where the spatial position of the obstacle is detected by a sensor.

Collaborative mixed-reality platform for the design assessment of cars interior

Abstract: The paper describes a collaborative platform to support the development and the evaluation of cars interior by using a Mixed Prototyping (MP) approach. The platform consists of two different systems: the 3D Haptic Modeler (3DHM) and the Mixed Reality Seating Buck (MRSB). The 3DHM is a workbench that allows us to modify the 3D model of a car dashboard by using a haptic device, while the MRSB is a configurable structure that enables us to simulate different driving seats. The two systems allow the collaboration among designers, engineers and end users in order to get, as final result, a concept design of the product that satisfies both design constraints and final users' preferences. The platform has been evaluated by means of several testing sessions, based on two different scenarios, so as to demonstrate the benefits and the potentials of our approach.

Motor vehicle interior trim, dashboard and vehicle comprising such a trim

Abstract: A motor vehicle trim includes a multilayer panel having a support and an appearance skin covering the support The trim includes a hole crossing through the panel, a switch positioned in the hole, and a plug for closing the hole and covering the switch The plug allows actuation of the switch through the plug and is removably mounted on the skin by mating attachment reliefs provided on the plug and the skin

Vehicle cabin intrusion management

Abstract: A hanger beam assembly for a vehicle comprises a support beam extending in a vehicle widthwise direction. The support beam includes a first beam member. The first beam member is positioned between a blower assembly of a vehicle HVAC system and a dashboard on a front passenger side of the vehicle. The first beam member is configured to at least partially sever the blower assembly and direct a lower portion of the blower assembly having a blower motor away from the dashboard during a crash incident to at least partially prevent intrusion of the lower portion of the blower assembly into the dashboard.

Display screen in a vehicle interior

Abstract: A display screen in a panel in a vehicle interior, in particular a dashboard or central console, is mounted so it is pivotable in the panel and can be switched over from a display mode into an illumination mode.

Automobile dashboard split charging line

Abstract: The utility model relates to an assembling line, more concretely, the utility model relates to an automobile dashboard split charging assembly line In the existent technology, the number of operators is great, floor area is large, operation work intensity is high, labor productivity is low, and deliverability is asynchronous with a total assembly line, thereby, provided is the automobile dashboard split charging line for resolving said defects The split charging line includes an operation table, a roller structure is arranged on the bottom face of the operation table, a guideway structure is arranged on the ground below the operation table, and a guide structure is arranged between the guideway structure and the operation table According to the utility model, the operation table can be moved flexibly and easily; operation floor can be saved, workpiece distribution workload and number of operators can be reduced, working efficiency is improved, and cost of operation is reduced

Electronic device stand for automobiles

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device stand for automobiles which allows an electronic device to be placed on an adhesion portion adhered to a dashboard with minimized adhesive strength and fixes the electronic device with varying the location of the electronic device in various directions when an electronic device and the like are placed on the dashboard, thereby allowing a user to easily watch the electronic device.

Dashboard fixing and positioning device

Abstract: The utility model relates to a dashboard fixing and positioning device used in a vehicle dashboard turntable. According to the technical scheme, the dashboard fixing and positioning device comprises a dashboard carrier, and is characterized in that the dashboard carrier is provided with a turntable which is fixed relative to the dashboard , positioning holes are arranged on the outer ring of the rotating disk circumferentially, the dashboard carrier is provided with an installation bracket , a fixing and positioning mechanism correspondingly matching with the positioning holes is installed on the installation bracket, and the fixing and positioning mechanism is provided with a pin capable of being flexibly inserted into and pulled away from the positioning hole. The dashboard fixing and positioning device is simple and reasonable in structure, capable of realizing accurate fixing and positioning according to the level principle and by means of adjusting the required angle of a dashboard tooling through using the pin to clamp the rotating disk on the dashboard carrier, is favorable for reducing labor intensity and capable of improving work efficiency.

Vehicle front body structure

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a vehicle with a short overhang design having a short length from front wheels to a vehicle front end, and to secure a highly rigid vehicle body.SOLUTION: A dashboard lower panel 19 has a vertical surface 41 extending substantially vertically above inclined parts 32 of front side frames 16, and an inclined surface 43 inclined diagonally downward toward the back of the vehicle body from the vertical surface 41 via a bend part 42. A joint cover 22 is arranged on a side of the dashboard lower panel 19 adjacent to an engine room 13. A dash cross member 23 is arranged on a side of the dashboard lower panel 19 adjacent to a passenger compartment 12, and the cross member 23 includes a left cross member 61 and a right cross member 62, which are separately arranged on left and right sides of the joint cover 22. End parts 66, 76 of the left and right cross members 61, 62 adjacent to the joint cover 22 are joined to the joint cover 22 sandwiching the dashboard lower panel 19.