Dashboard

About: Dashboard is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1933 publications have been published within this topic receiving 14928 citations. The topic is also known as: control panel (engineering) & dash.

A Customizable Human/Vehicle Interface for Enhanced Operator Performance

Abstract: The emergence of cost effective electronics and actuators within the transportation industry allows the presentation of increased driver feedback for greater situational awareness. The operator feedback channels can be broadly divided into visual, audio, and haptic. To date, the automotive community has primarily relied on instrument panel lamps and buzzer/chime sounds to notify the driver of important information while the vehicle’s interaction with the road is mechanically communicated through the steering wheel “feel” and the driver seat motion. However, an opportunity exists to integrate the visual, audio, and haptic feedback channels in a more effective manner to increase driver safety. For instance, the driver may receive haptic driving information through high frequency and low amplitude steering wheel vibrations. Visual feedback may be presented in the form of LED lights on the dashboard and instrument cluster. Similarly, audio messages that are recognized through a different cognitive process than visual and haptic signals may be integrated into the cockpit. In this paper, a comprehensive approach is proposed for driver communication through visual, audio, and haptic feedback. Laboratory tests have been conducted with human subjects using a custom driving simulator to evaluate driver notification strategies. The effectiveness of each feedback channel is evaluated and the results demonstrate that the coordinated presentation of vehicle operational data through targeted feedback channels increase the operator’s overall safety.Copyright © 2007 by ASME

Live Demonstration on Smart Water Quality Monitoring System Using Wireless Sensor Networks

Abstract: Contamination of water is the major cause for waterborne diseases. In order to detect the water contaminants, electrochemical and optical sensors are needed to measure physical and chemical properties of water quality. So this paper proposed a real-time water quality monitoring system which provides support for decision making in prevention of water contamination. In this system, sensors are connected to a micro controller to process and analyze the data. The analyzed data is then transmitted to remote monitoring center(dashboard) through GPRS module. In dashboard the end user, can register into the portal, can able to select deployment region through google maps if the device is connected in that location, can visualize the selected deployment region sensor readings in realtime, can identify alerts and warnings of sensors. The registered user can also get alerts and warnings through SMS service. The proposed system is successfully tested in different water environments for online monitoring of the water parameters such as turbidity, pH and temperature of water bodies. The results will indicate that the system is capable of good detection accuracy and low deployment operation cost. This kind of implementation is suitable for large scale deployments, which enable the sensor network to provide data to the water authorities.

Crossbar for dashboard of an automobile and automobile including such crossbar

Abstract: The invention relates to a crossbar (10) for the dashboard of an automobile The dashboard crossbar of the invention can be used in vehicles having different bodyworks In order to do so, the dashboard includes two segments (11, 12), ie a segment (12) common to all vehicles and a segment (11) specific for each vehicle The crossbar (10) includes a member (19) for linking said two segments This linking member includes a junction (22) in which the common segment of the crossbar is inserted and secured, and another junction (24) in which the specific segment of the crossbar is inserted and secured, which allows an easy matching to different dashboard heights depending on the vehicle model or other specific features that vary from one model to the other

Safety mounting for first aid box - uses catches under dashboard released on impact to drop box into ready for use position

Abstract: The rectangular first aid box (17) is mounted under the dashboard of a motor vehicle on a pivot axis (18) and it is secured by a safety catch (24). It is dropped into the open access position either by a manual release or under impact force in a collision. The first aid material is immediately available without opening the boot. In an accident it automatically drops into view so that rescuers have immediate access to the facilities.

Passenger car, has front seat passenger gas bag module arranged in dashboard and provided with inflator and gas bag, which is provided in impact surface, and roof placed on supporting surface of gas bag

Abstract: The car has a front seat passenger gas bag module arranged in a dashboard and provided with an inflator and a gas bag. The gas bag is provided in impact surfaces (38a, 38b, 38c, 40). The dashboard is installed in first and second supporting surfaces (34a, 34b) of the gas bag. A roof (14) is placed on the second supporting surface of the gas bag. A portion in the impact surface passes through sections between the second supporting surfaces of the gas bag. A catch tape is provided in the portion in the impact surface.